Alphabet Stock Has Surged Since Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Bought a Stake in the Tech Giant. Is It Too Late to Buy?

Shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) have been on a powerful run this year, and the climb accelerated after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a multibillion-dollar stake on Nov. 14. The filing showed Alphabet as Berkshire's newest large holding, and the stock jumped as investors digested the news. As of this writing, the shares are up sharply in 2025 and now sit near record highs.Alphabet is best known for its search and advertising business, along with YouTube and a fast-growing cloud computing platform. The company is also one of the most aggressive investors in AI (artificial intelligence), pouring huge sums into data centers and custom chips that power generative AI models. That spending is reshaping Alphabet's financial profile, lifting revenue while also pushing capital expenditures to unprecedented levels.Berkshire's decision is notable because it suggests that at least someone at the conglomerate endorses Alphabet's business during this period of heavy investing in data centers. But has the stock's recent run-up already priced its upside in?Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool