Alphabet Stock Up 105% in a Year: Is Google Cloud Leading?
Alphabet surged 105% over 12 months, crushing the S&P 500's 21% gain and leaving Microsoft and Meta deep in the red.
When a stock doubles in a year, you check the chart twice. When that stock is Alphabet (GOOGL), you just hold on and enjoy the ride. Over the past 12 months, Alphabet posted a staggering 105% return — a number that makes the S&P 500's solid 21% gain look like pocket change.
The gap gets even wider when you stack Alphabet against its mega-cap peers. Microsoft (MSFT) dropped 21.9% over the same stretch. Meta Platforms (META) shed 16.2%. While two of the biggest names in tech were bleeding out, Alphabet was quietly doubling investor money — and the question now is what's actually powering that engine.
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Google Cloud is the name on everyone's lips. The cloud division has been the growth story inside Alphabet's sprawling empire, and the market appears to be pricing in a future where cloud revenue carries the whole company. If that thesis holds, this isn't a momentum trade — it's a structural shift in how Alphabet is valued.
For retail traders, the move is a reminder that narrative drives price. The AI boom gave Google Cloud a credibility boost, and the stock ran with it while rivals stumbled. Whether you're already in or watching from the sideline, the performance spread between GOOGL and MSFT alone tells you where the market's conviction is parked right now.
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