I recently described in a Barchart article why Microsoft Corp (MSFT) stock looks cheap here, despite the market's concerns about its free cash flow (FCF). My price target is $521, or 23% higher over the next year. One play for value investors is to sell short at-the-money and out-of-the-money put options with one-month expiration periods. MSFT is down today at $424.53 per share, well off its recent Jan. 28 peak of $481.63, before its market close release of fiscal Q2 earnings on the same day. This is a n ...

Alphabet, Inc. (GOOGL) is set to announce earnings early next month. Whether GOOGL stock rises or stays flat, investors can make a 2.0% income yield by shorting one-month out-of-the-money put options. GOOGL is at $313.02 in morning trading on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. It's still below $323.44, where it peaked on Nov. 25, but could still be worth considerably more. More News from Barchart GOOGL stock - last 3 months - Barchart - Jan. 2, 2026 I discussed this in several recent Barchart articles, including on ...