Topic: How To Invest

Wall Street Stock Forecaster Hotline – Friday, April 28, 2017

Article Excerpt

ALPHABET INC., Nasdaq symbols GOOG (class C non-voting), $905.96, and GOOGL (class A voting), $924.52, is the holding company for Google’s Internet search business and its smaller, riskier operations. The company calls those smaller businesses its “Other Bets”; they sell home thermostats, high-speed Internet and digital TV services, among other tech products. In the three months ended March 31, 2017, Alphabet’s revenue jumped 22.2%, to $24.8 billion from $20.3 billion a year earlier. That beat the consensus forecast of $24.2 billion. Revenue for the Google division (99% of the total) gained 22.0%. The increase was due to a 44% jump in the number of clicks on paid advertisements. However, more people are using mobile devices to access the Internet. Advertisers pay lower rates for mobile ads because they’re harder to see on smaller screens. As a result, the average amount advertisers paid per click fell 19%. Revenue from Other Bets (1% of revenue) jumped 47.9%. Overall earnings in the quarter rose 29.0%, to $5.4…