A Motley Fool contributor calls Alphabet the strongest investment among the Magnificent Seven and says it is worth buying now, citing in-house AI development, Google Cloud’s growth and a price-to-earnings multiple of 17.6, the group’s lowest at the time of writing.
Google Cloud revenue grew 82% year over year in Q2 2026, compared with 37% for AWS and 43% for Azure. Its backlog rose to $515 billion from $465 billion in Q1; Alphabet said it hoped to recognize at least half within 24 months. The writer does not expect Google Cloud to overtake AWS or Azure in market share.
The article notes that Alphabet was not among the 10 stocks the Motley Fool’s Stock Advisor team named as its best buys at the time. Its disclosure says the writer held Apple, Microsoft and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares, while Motley Fool held and recommended Alphabet.
