2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cloud Stocks to Buy in June

Core Viewpoint - Artificial intelligence (AI) is creating profitable opportunities in the cloud computing market, which was valued at $348 billion and grew 23% year over year in Q1 [1] Group 1: Oracle - Oracle's stock has tripled over the last three years and is approaching an all-time high following better-than-expected fiscal 2025 revenue [3][8] - In fiscal Q4, Oracle's total revenue grew 11% year over year, with cloud infrastructure revenue increasing by 52% year over year, driven by AI demand [5][6] - Management projects total cloud revenue growth to accelerate from 24% in fiscal 2025 to over 40% in fiscal 2026, potentially surpassing AWS's growth [7] - Oracle's forward price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple is 30, lower than Amazon's 34 and Microsoft's 35, indicating the stock may be undervalued [8] Group 2: Alphabet (Google) - OpenAI selected Google Cloud for its computing needs, validating Alphabet's AI investments and potential market share growth [10] - Google Cloud's revenue grew 28% year over year last quarter, positioning it third in market share behind AWS and Microsoft Azure [11] - Google Cloud is now generating over 7% of Alphabet's operating profit, up from 3.5% last year, with the potential to contribute around 25% in the next three years [13] - Alphabet's forward P/E is 18, reflecting its dependence on the advertising market, but its AI investments position it as a compelling buy among leading cloud stocks [14]