Google (GOOG) > $700

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vital

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i know a person working in HR who's a millionaire working for google!!!
 

imported_Lothar

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Aug 10, 2006
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Originally posted by: Naustica
Just buy Google and Apple. Those two just keep on rising. Apparently there are no possible risk to their continued growth. Forget Google now has market cap > 200 billion dollars. Google is going to be the first trillion dollar company.

Heh...
At the rate those Chinese companies are growing, good luck.
They won't be getting near PetroChina anytime soon.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/...I82oEslV1zA&refer=home
 

IEC

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I'd take my DPDW over GOOG any day.

 

Goosemaster

Lifer
Apr 10, 2001
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O think I would've invested $90k @ 400/share if my Dad hadn't mucked everything.

You live you learn.
 

DarkThinker

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God damn it, I have delayed buying that stock long enough, perhaps it's time? Or does anyone see a drop in the horizon?
 

GoatMonkey

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Originally posted by: yamadakun
All I want to know is who the hell is clicking the google ads???

I've set up websites for several people and also set them up with google ads. Traffic went up massively when the google ad was turned on. You can tell it exactly what keywords you want users to find you link with. You can give it a geographic area also, which is great for small businesses.
 

LuckyTaxi

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People need to start looking at Vmware like someone else had mention. if the $100+ price tag is too much, look at yahoo and what alibaba just did overseas. Sooner or later the bottom line for yahoo will start to look better IF alibaba keeps doing good.
 

Pliablemoose

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Oct 11, 1999
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GOOG will hit 800 and fairly soon.

I dunno what the hell the google phone will end up being, they're keeping pretty quiet about it.
 

Cuda1447

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Apparently google is in talks with T-mobile and Verizon... could be interesting.
 

Goosemaster

Lifer
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Originally posted by: lilcam
People need to start looking at Vmware like someone else had mention. if the $100+ price tag is too much, look at yahoo and what alibaba just did overseas. Sooner or later the bottom line for yahoo will start to look better IF alibaba keeps doing good.

Aye...they pretty much have management wrapped around their finger at this point..might as well make some money before the others get as much prime time publicity or MS bundles it.
 

Miramonti

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Aug 26, 2000
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Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: jjsole
For every $100 the stock moves, the company's stock value changes by $31 billion (currently $218b.)

It will have its reckoning day, but just like the .com bubble...who can afford to wait for i and short the stock?

.com bubble = company losing $100 million/year, 10000 PE ratio, 1000x PS ratio, no real income.

google = 55 PE, 34 forward PE, 14 PS. I wouldn't exactly call google a bubble and i would not short if i were you.

i was once in your camp, but i have accepted the fact that google's premium is it's global brand and human capital and the ability to enter a market with huge barriers to entry within a year and be competitive.

I had no idea they were making $4 billion a year already. :Q

Compared to multiples of other tech stocks, including yahoo's 60 p/e :confused:, and factor in google's growth possibilities/probabilities it actually sounds cheap relative to the rest of the market.
 

imported_Lothar

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Aug 10, 2006
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Originally posted by: jjsole
Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: jjsole
For every $100 the stock moves, the company's stock value changes by $31 billion (currently $218b.)

It will have its reckoning day, but just like the .com bubble...who can afford to wait for i and short the stock?

.com bubble = company losing $100 million/year, 10000 PE ratio, 1000x PS ratio, no real income.

google = 55 PE, 34 forward PE, 14 PS. I wouldn't exactly call google a bubble and i would not short if i were you.

i was once in your camp, but i have accepted the fact that google's premium is it's global brand and human capital and the ability to enter a market with huge barriers to entry within a year and be competitive.

I had no idea they were making $4 billion a year already. :Q

Compared to multiples of other tech stocks, including yahoo's 60 p/e :confused:, and factor in google's growth possibilities/probabilities it actually sounds cheap relative to the rest of the market.

PEG ratio.
 

maddogchen

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i always click on google ads. when I search for something and see that they have a google ad, i would click on it even if they had a regular link that was the first link that appeared. Cuz I know its costing them money.

:evil:
 

Miramonti

Lifer
Aug 26, 2000
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Originally posted by: Lothar
Originally posted by: jjsole
Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: jjsole
For every $100 the stock moves, the company's stock value changes by $31 billion (currently $218b.)

It will have its reckoning day, but just like the .com bubble...who can afford to wait for i and short the stock?

.com bubble = company losing $100 million/year, 10000 PE ratio, 1000x PS ratio, no real income.

google = 55 PE, 34 forward PE, 14 PS. I wouldn't exactly call google a bubble and i would not short if i were you.

i was once in your camp, but i have accepted the fact that google's premium is it's global brand and human capital and the ability to enter a market with huge barriers to entry within a year and be competitive.

I had no idea they were making $4 billion a year already. :Q

Compared to multiples of other tech stocks, including yahoo's 60 p/e :confused:, and factor in google's growth possibilities/probabilities it actually sounds cheap relative to the rest of the market.

PEG ratio.

Google is a unique company and it has proven it, so a PEG ratio should have some bearing imo, but for most companies I would hardly get that far ahead of what a stock is worth at the moment or not too distant future because of all the company specific and market related variables that can happen over the course of time that can instantly throw future growth/acceleration numbers into complete disarray.

It may be a buzz phrase now but sounds more like a popular way to overhype stocks whose prices are currently on a hot streak, rather than a prudent way to gauge most stock valuations.
 

imported_Lothar

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Aug 10, 2006
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Originally posted by: jjsole
Originally posted by: Lothar
Originally posted by: jjsole
Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: jjsole
For every $100 the stock moves, the company's stock value changes by $31 billion (currently $218b.)

It will have its reckoning day, but just like the .com bubble...who can afford to wait for i and short the stock?

.com bubble = company losing $100 million/year, 10000 PE ratio, 1000x PS ratio, no real income.

google = 55 PE, 34 forward PE, 14 PS. I wouldn't exactly call google a bubble and i would not short if i were you.

i was once in your camp, but i have accepted the fact that google's premium is it's global brand and human capital and the ability to enter a market with huge barriers to entry within a year and be competitive.

I had no idea they were making $4 billion a year already. :Q

Compared to multiples of other tech stocks, including yahoo's 60 p/e :confused:, and factor in google's growth possibilities/probabilities it actually sounds cheap relative to the rest of the market.

PEG ratio.

Google is a unique company and it has proven it, so a PEG ratio should have some bearing imo, but for most companies I would hardly get that far ahead of what a stock is worth at the moment or not too distant future because of all the company specific and market related variables that can happen over the course of time that can instantly throw future growth/acceleration numbers into complete disarray.

It may be a buzz phrase now but sounds more like a popular way to overhype stocks whose prices are currently on a hot streak, rather than a prudent way to gauge most stock valuations.

It wouldn't be a prudent way to gauge most stock valuations, because most stocks on the market are not considered "growth" stock.

PEG doesn't work for all companies...
The overrated solar energy companies(SPWR, ESLR, FSLR, ASTI and others) that have gained 100-400+% in stock price over the past 6-7 months with their absurd 200-600+P/E ratios, overinflated stock price, and running of their businesses on red ink come to mind...

And of course PEG ratio shouldn't be the only thing to look at. For all we know, any particular company can be using red ink to increase growth.
 

intogamer

Lifer
Dec 5, 2004
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Nobody has any opinions on "Google Auction" which has been YET to be released... I'm sure Google will dominate full scale domestically, but international could give even breakthrough ebay-like revenues?

Charge fees for auction and payment processing(google checkout) and banner ads could possibly subsidize fees? Plus Adsense for youtube is starting to picking up

Schidmit and the GOOG team are smart people here... they will keep pumping products to promote the advertising model.

All the hype is on the mobile technology sector and driving stock prices sky high. Google might or might not do so good with the Google Phone. I highly doubt they will bid on the 700mhz wireless auction as there is too much conflicts with partnerships. Plus they would have to have real extreme plans prior to bidding. I'm leaning Fail on the Google phone, but there will be many more products that will reassure investors.

The many people who reported that they sold their stocks are a afraid of the "bubble burst," obviously failed to remember the 2005 news of a possible Google auction site. Just my $.02:)

The only thing Google will fear is the adblocker for Firefox!
 

Pliablemoose

Lifer
Oct 11, 1999
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Google is a rulebreaker, and everyone that's shorted it or bailed has gotten burned.

Honestly, I can see it at $1K/share rather easily.
 

intogamer

Lifer
Dec 5, 2004
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Looks like Google isn't releasing a G-Phone after all. The software is good because they can connect all services together.

Essentially it is getting more people in the U.S. to use Google or a basic free goody for us. Yet google will also tap into international markets by partnering with Domoco, China Mobile. Which is the more important goal here.

The more Google brand spreads, the better it can rack in revenues on products. I am most certain with Google's plan, their "online auction" site will most certainly crush eBay. Yahoo has failed with their auction site, and eBay failed in many international markets. Plus with the mobile software, Google can defeat what Paypal is offering for "mobile/txt payments.


I agree with Pliablemoose, furthermore we will be looking at revenues from eBay and Paypal being accumulated by Google.

edit: International growth = International Investors
 

Epic Fail

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May 10, 2005
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Big sell off today, down more than 5% and dropped below $700.

Are you running a pump and dump?
 

thomsbrain

Lifer
Dec 4, 2001
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The thing about Google is the P/E, while high by normal standards, is still pretty low by internet standards, and the company makes a crap-load of money. They are profitable, they have infrastructure, they have marketshare, and they are growing like crazy and expanding into new revenue streams. No reason to jump off the train yet. Even today's correction doesn't phase me. I'm not going to get worried if the stock loses the previous two day's growth on the third day at a time of extreme market volatility and big losses across the board. It doesn't represent anything out of the ordinary.