A Motley Fool columnist names Alphabet as the one AI stock he would buy before a market crash. He cites its diversified businesses, vertical integration, and strong balance sheet. The S&P 500 Shiller CAPE ratio, which compares prices with 10 years of inflation-adjusted earnings, is above 41, a rare level that raises correction fears. Alphabet shares fell 55% in 2008, about 31% in the 2020 COVID-19 crash, and roughly 39% in the 2022 bear market. The company kept growing through each downturn. In the second quarter, Alphabet posted $119.8 billion in revenue, up 24% year over year. Google Cloud grew 82% to $24.8 billion. Operating cash flow was $39.1 billion, and cash and marketable securities reached $242.5 billion. The author suggests buying gradually during dips and holding long term.

A Motley Fool columnist says Alphabet is the one "Magnificent Seven" stock he would hold for the next decade. The group makes up more than one-third of the S&P 500's market capitalisation. Google Search, with a 90% market share, provides 53% of Alphabet's revenue. YouTube took 14.2% of daily US TV viewing time in July, and Waymo was completing 500,000 rides a week. Google Cloud revenue rose 82% year over year to $24.8 billion in the second quarter. Operating income was $8.8 billion, more than triple the year before. Alphabet plans to spend about $200 billion on technical infrastructure, which pushed free cash flow negative in the quarter. The columnist says patient investors may find its forward price-to-earnings ratio of 22.8 attractive.

Alphabet's stock could double by 2030, driven by artificial intelligence (AI), according to a Motley Fool analysis. The shares have returned 35% over the past year, though they are in a correction. Google Cloud is the key driver. Its revenue rose 82% year-on-year in the second quarter, against 32% growth a year earlier, and its backlog stands at $514 billion. The Gemini app has reached 950 million monthly active users. Gemini processes 22 billion tokens per minute, almost 40% more than the previous quarter. Alphabet trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 22.8, and net operating income rose 30%. Waymo, its robotaxi unit, could add upside, though profit is years away.