Building an investment portfolio from scratch can be difficult, especially if you’re new to investing. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed with so many different investment options out there, but focusing on stocks that are set to outperform the market over the next 12 months is an excellent place to start.
Let’s now take a look at one standout stock that could be a perfect fit for your portfolio.
Alphabet is one of the most innovative companies in the modern technological age. Over the last few years, the company has evolved from primarily a search-engine provider to cloud computing, ad-based video and music streaming, autonomous vehicles, healthcare and others. In the online search arena, Google has a monopoly with more than 90% of the online search volume and market. Over the years, the company has witnessed increase in search queries, resulting from ongoing growth in user adoption and usage, primarily on mobile devices, continued growth in advertiser activity, and improvements in ad formats.
GOOGL was added to the Zacks Focus List on May 19, 2025 at $166.19 per share. Since then, shares have increased 22.45% to $203.5.
17 analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for fiscal 2025, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.44 to $9.97. GOOGL also boasts an average earnings surprise of 16%.
Moreover, analysts are expecting Alphabet’s earnings to grow 24% for the current fiscal year.
Because stock prices react to revisions, buying stocks with rising earnings estimates can be very profitable. Focus List stocks like GOOGL offer investors a great opportunity to get into a company whose future earnings estimates will be raised, potentially leading to price momentum.
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