Alphabet: No FCF Pain, No Compute/Advertising Gain; SpaceX Gains Create Noise
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- ▪Techa Tungateja/iStock via Getty Images I previously downgraded Alphabet Inc., aka Google (GOOG, GOOGL, GOOG:CA), as a Hold in May 2026, attributed to the reduced margin of safety from the outsized rally in April/early May 2026.
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