5 Best Fundamentally Strong Stocks to Buy Now

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1. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

3-year Revenue Growth: ~14%

3-year Diluted EPS Growth: ~42.8%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 288

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is one of the Best Fundamentally Strong Stocks to Buy Now. On May 15, Oppenheimer analyst Jason Helfstein lifted the firm’s price objective on the company’s stock to $445 from $425 and kept an “Outperform” rating. Notably, the firm highlighted increased GCP estimates as the 28x 2027 EPS multiple is unchanged. The firm expects more capacity unlock for Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) through the balance of 2026.

In a different update, Reuters reported that Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) sold 576.5 billion yen ($3.6 billion) in yen-denominated bonds. This is the ‌largest-ever issue by a foreign company. For the company, it is the first yen-denominated debt issue. It has sought ​to diversify its funding sources. The company highlighted the capex of up to $190 billion this year. It has issued bonds in ​euros, sterling, Canadian dollars, and Swiss ​francs, reported Reuters.

Reuters, while quoting ‌Mizuho ⁠Securities (one of the underwriters), reported that the demand remained strong across domestic and international investors.

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is a holding company that operates Google services such as search engines, ad platforms, Internet browsers, devices, mapping software, app stores, video streaming, and more. The company also offers cloud infrastructure and platform services, collaboration tools, and other services for enterprise customers, as well as healthcare-related services and internet services.

While we acknowledge the potential of GOOGL to grow, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than GOOGL and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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