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Catalysts Are there any products or services that could move sales or earnings meaningfully? Google Cloud and Waymo.

Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, stands as a cornerstone of the tech world, leading in search, digital advertising, AI, and cloud computing. Despite its dominance and innovation, Alphabet is currently the cheapest stock among the “Magnificent 7” (the seven largest U.S. tech companies by market capitalization).

Sector: Communication Services Industry: Internet Content & Information Market Capitalization: $19.7b (mid cap) Major Competitors: Pinterest (PINS) faces intense competition from a variety of social media platforms, search engines, and e-commerce-focused platforms. Some of its major and direct competitors in the digital advertising and social media space include: Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) Platforms: Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Competitive Aspects: Meta's platforms dominate the social media advertising space, and they offer rich, data-driven ad products similar to Pinterest's.

Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) is a leading Chinese technology company specializing in internet-related services and artificial intelligence (AI).

Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP), the parent company of Snapchat, has demonstrated notable performance in recent quarters, with its stock currently trading at approximately $11.97.

Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), the parent company of Google, presents a compelling investment opportunity over the next 1 to 3 years, balancing significant growth prospects with notable challenges.

Meta Platforms, Inc. (META), the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp Sector: Telecomm, Technology Industry: social technology Market Capitalization: $1.5t (Mega-cap) Major Competitors: Meta Platforms, Inc.

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has consistently demonstrated its prowess in innovation and strategic foresight. While the recent quarterly results have showcased impressive financial performance, it's the company's relentless pursuit of long-term value creation that truly sets it apart.

Key Takeaways Possible consolidation in the streaming market will benefit NFLX with better negotiating leverage Internal initiatives of ad-plans and paid sharing will drive user and revenue growth ARPM will increase due to future price increases and advertising revenue Advertising dollars will transition from Cable TV to NFLX as its ad-supported members base grows Discipline on content costs will increase net margins and push future earnings and cash flows higher Catalysts Industry Catalysts Consolidation Of Content In The Streaming Market After 25 years of expensive growth, Netflix has now become the most dominant, profitable streaming player in the world. With 238m subscribers, trailing 12 month revenues of $32bn and cash flows of $4.6bn (all as of June 30 2023), the company has reached scale economics that allow the streaming model to work profitably.