This Stock Will Dominate The Second Half of 2026

Alphabet is positioned as a leading AI-driven stock heading into the second half of 2026, following a June pullback that reset expectations while fundamentals stayed intact. According to 24/7 Wall St., its $445.85 price target implies 27.83% upside from a cited $348.78, with 90% confidence and a buy recommendation. Over the past week the stock fell 4.99%, and it dropped 8.01% over the past month, though it remains up 11.29% year to date and 108.54% over one year. The slide was linked to reporting that senior Gemini researchers, including co-lead Noam Shazeer, are leaving for OpenAI and Anthropic. Q1 FY26 showed EPS of $5.11 versus a $2.632 estimate, a 94.1% beat, on $109.89 billion revenue (+21.79% YoY).