Alphabet Could Power Past Forecasts As AI Lifts Ads, Cloud: Analyst

Google parent Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) heads into its fourth-quarter earnings with momentum building across Search and Cloud, as a surge in AI-driven usage and advertising demand sets the stage for a potential revenue and profit beat that could reshape expectations for its growth trajectory in 2026.Bank of America Securities analyst Justin Post expects Alphabet to deliver a fourth-quarter revenue and EPS beat, and he slightly raised his forecasts ahead of the Feb. 4 report, citing signs of a steady ad m ...