Youtubeยท2025-10-19 13:30Core Viewpoint - Google is highlighted as a top pick in a competitive tech space due to its attractive valuation and successful integration of AI into its products [1][2][6]. Google - Concerns about generative AI making Google's search product irrelevant have been addressed by the successful integration of Gemini into the search engine [2]. - Google has been aggressive in integrating AI across its product mix, which is seen as a significant opportunity for monetization [3][5]. - Alphabet generates over $95 billion in quarterly revenue, making an $85 billion capital expenditure in fiscal year 2025 feasible [4]. - Alphabet's forward earnings trade at 23 times, which is considered inexpensive given its growth rates of 12-14% in EPS and revenue, and net margins exceeding 31% [6]. - The cloud business is crucial for Google's AI strategy, with significant growth in Google Cloud and a recent $32 billion acquisition of Whiz to enhance cloud security [7][8]. Micron - Micron has seen a 142% increase year-to-date, with expectations for further upside due to a 50% quarter-over-quarter growth in high bandwidth memory chips supplied to Nvidia [9][10]. - Micron trades at only 11 times forward earnings, indicating substantial upside potential [10][15]. - The company has raised guidance on revenues and earnings, with net margins expanding from 18% to 22% [10][11]. - Micron is gaining market share from Samsung in the high bandwidth memory space, contributing to its growth [12][16]. - Analysts are becoming more bullish on Micron due to its strong performance in both high bandwidth memory and traditional DRAM businesses [16][17]. - The stock has shown resilience, breaking above $200, indicating potential for further gains [18].