Goldman Sachs AI Stocks: Top 5 Stocks to Buy

3. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

Goldman Sachs’ Stake Value: $16,336.08 million 

On March 18, 2026, The New York Times reported that Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Google had strengthened its position with the United States Department of Defense after competitors faced setbacks on artificial intelligence contracts. On February 26, 2026, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian met with Pentagon official Emil Michael to promote extensive usage of Google’s AI products.

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Google improved its position while competitors suffered internal disputes and backlash over defense work. Alphabet’s parent firm announced a quarterly profit of $34.5 billion, which will help fund AI infrastructure investments. Google manufactures its own processors, cloud services, and data centers, and uses massive datasets to train its Gemini chatbot. The corporation established itself as a reliable provider of AI solutions to government clients by closing the performance gap between Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

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.