Citi published a research report stating that Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL.US) delivered better-than-expected results for 1Q, mainly driven by growth in Search and Cloud revenue. Total revenue for the period reached USD109.9 billion, up 19% YoY and about 3% above market consensus. Search and other revenue amounted to USD60.4 billion, up 19.1% YoY and around 2% above consensus. Google Cloud revenue reached USD20 billion, up 63.4% YoY and about 11% above consensus, with growth accelerating further from 48% in 4Q.Citi believes the market will focus on the following areas: 1) progress of Gemini integration across services; 2) demand for search advertising; 3) Google Cloud demand driven by artificial intelligence and the integration of Wiz; 4) whether capital expenditure remains concentrated in 2HYY; and 5) operating margin improvement from productivity gains and artificial intelligence leverage.Related News Citi Raises General Motors Company (GM.US) TP to USD108; 1Q26 Results BeatThe broker maintained a Buy rating on Alphabet Inc. with a TP of USD405, implying a forecast 2027 price-to-earnings ratio of about 29x. (ec/u)(Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)
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