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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).

Catalysts Most Immediate Catalyst (1–2 Years): AI Integration & Monetization: Google is aggressively integrating AI across its products (Search, Ads, Cloud, YouTube). If AI-powered search increases engagement and advertising efficiency, it could drive significant revenue per search improvements.

This is a negative equity company.....it's debt load is not a burden but it's investment vehicle. You CAN argue if a catastrophic event happens Siri is underwater (like covid).

Key Takeaways The online dating market is declining as the post-COVID-19 Pandemic growth runs its course. Bumble’s stock performance has been abysmal despite the industry's and the broad market's growth after the IPO.

Key Takeaways Meta can maintain social media dominance via new products, AI and continued advertising trends. Its LlaMA models are more adaptable and customizable, which will drive developer adoption.

Key Takeaways Spotify is wisely focusing on long-term objectives over short-term profitability. Leverage will shift from labels (suppliers) to Spotify (the aggregator) as scale continues to grow.

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.

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.

Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) announced very strong Q3 2024 results underlined by revenue growth and a strong commitment to AI and the metaverse.