12 AI Stocks Making Waves on Wall Street

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3. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 227

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is one of the 12 AI Stocks Making Waves on Wall Street. On July 9, TD Cowen analyst John Blackledge reiterated a “Buy” rating on the stock with a $195.00 price target. The rating affirmation comes ahead of the company’s second-quarter 2025 earnings report.

“GOOG 2Q25 Preview: Expect Solid Search & YouTube Growth Amid Resilient Consumer; Our 2Q Digital ad expert call on 7/2 implies GOOG Search strength has cont’d into summer, despite tariff uncertainty. Our 2Q net rev (+12.7% y/y) is +5.4% vs cons, while our Op Inc / EPS est’s are +5.5% / +4.6% vs cons, respectively. We’ll look for updates on GOOG GenAI efforts, incl recent AI Mode rollout, as GOOG combines trad’l search with chatbot search capabilities. Maintain Buy and $195 PT.”

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is an American multinational technology conglomerate holding company wholly owning the internet giant Google, amongst other businesses.

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