Alphabet Shares Tumble on Cloud Revenue Shortfall. Is This a Buying Opportunity for the Stock?

Alphabet (GOOGL -3.27%) (GOOG -3.19%) share prices tumbled as much as 8.4% following its Q4 earnings report as the market came away disappointed with the tech giant's cloud computing revenue growth rate. Like a number of other large tech companies, Alphabet is also set to ramp up its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure spending this year. News of Alphabet's AI-related plans was also a drag on the share price.Let's take a closer look at the internet search leader's Q4 results to see if this is a good ...