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Alphabet stands to gain from robust Google Cloud, TPU growth, Mizuho says

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What to know about Alphabet stands to gain from robust Google Cloud, TPU growth, Mizuho says

Google-owner Alphabet is poised to get a big boost from its cloud and chip businesses, whose profits some analysts continue to underestimate, according to Mizuho Financial.

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What happened

Google-owner Alphabet is poised to get a big boost from its cloud and chip businesses, whose profits some analysts continue to underestimate, according to Mizuho Financial.

Why it matters

The investment bank reiterated an outperform rating on the YouTube parent but hiked its 12-month price target on the stock to $460 from $420, implying 18% upside from Tuesday's close.

Common ground

"Consensus estimates continue to significantly under-model Google Cloud revenue and operating income potential over the next two years," analyst Lloyd Walmsley said Wednesday in a note to clients.

Perspective signals

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Mizuho forecasts Google Cloud revenue will grow 70% year-over-year by the end of 2026”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (image search, general expenditure reports, and Power BI tutorials) and do not mention Mizuho's specific 70% growth forecast for Google Cloud by 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Картинки. Войти. Google. Расширенный поиск.
https://www.google.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — $96.47 billion — Q4 revenue, up 12% year-over-year, but below analyst projections. As a result, Alphabet shares dropped up to 8% in after-hours trading Tuesday. The company’s Search and Cloud business…
https://www.adweek.com/media/google-earnings-q4-2024-ai-inve…
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web search NEUTRAL — Power BI Year-Over-Year Growth % Calculations [DAX]/ In this video, we will learn about year-over-year (YOY) growth calculations in Power BI, and we will use...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vJIAJNTdG0
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Claim 2: “The investment bank reiterated an outperform rating on the YouTube parent but hiked its 12-month price target on the stock to $460 from $420”
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Two independent web sources confirm that Mizuho analyst Lloyd Walmsley raised the price target for Alphabet (GOOGL) from $420 to $460 and maintained an Outperform/Buy rating.
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web search NEUTRAL — On May 06, 2026, Mizuho analyst Lloyd Walmsley maintained an Outperform rating on Alphabet (GOOGL). The analyst set a price target of $460, raised from $420 (9.5%), implying 18.4% upside from the curr…
https://trendonify.com/news/ratings/mizuho-raises-price-targ…
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web search NEUTRAL — Top Mizuho analyst Lloyd Walmsley sees further upside potential in GOOGL stock. He raised his price target for GOOGL stock to $460 from $420 and reiterated a Buy rating, saying "We believe consensus e…
https://www.tipranks.com/news/top-mizuho-analyst-lifts-alpha…
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web search NEUTRAL — Current and historical analyst ratings for Alphabet (GOOGL) stock. See upgrades, downgrades, price targets and more from professional stock analysts.
https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/googl/ratings/
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Claim 3: “53 of 61 analysts covering Alphabet have a buy or strong buy rating, LSEG data shows”
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While LSEG is mentioned in the evidence in the context of Palantir, there is no specific data provided in the search results confirming that 53 of 61 analysts have a buy or strong buy rating for Alphabet.
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web search NEUTRAL — Get detailed information about the Alphabet Inc. stock (GOOGL) including Price, Charts, Technical Analysis, Historical data, Alphabet Reports and more.
https://www.investing.com/equities/google-inc
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web search NEUTRAL — Although GOOGL's forecast from analysts indicates a "Strong Buy", our proven Zen Rating quant model rates GOOGL as a "Hold". Stocks with a Zen Rating of Hold have had an average return of +7.53% per y…
https://www.wallstreetzen.com/stocks/us/nasdaq/googl/stock-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — Based on analyst ratings aggregated by LSEG Data & Analytics (formerly Refinitiv), 24 Wall Street analysts have weighed in on Palantir Technologies. Five rate it as the equivalent of a strong buy or b…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/07/14/prediction-palanti…
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Claim 4: “topping analysts' consensus estimate of a 58% increase”
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The provided evidence does not contain information regarding a 58% consensus estimate for Google Cloud revenue growth by 2026. The results discuss ADTRAN and general AI capital expenditures.
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web search NEUTRAL — Картинки. Войти. Google. Расширенный поиск.
https://www.google.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Key TakeawaysADTRAN reported Q1 earnings of 14 cents, beating estimates, with revenues up 15.5% year overADTN saw broad growth across Network Solutions and Services, driven by fiber, cloud and edge...
https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2914945/adtran-q1-earnings-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Google’s cloud revenue came in at $20 billion — a 63% jump — and the cloud unit's backlog, which represents future revenue, almost doubled amid surging demand for cloud-based AI services.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/neilobrien_google-outpaces-ri…
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Claim 5: “Alphabet shares have climbed more than 29% in the past month”
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One specific source ('Big Tech earnings to test AI rally as resurgent Alphabet takes lead') explicitly states that Alphabet shares surged about 29% in the period mentioned. Other sources are general stock quote pages and do not provide the specific percentage increase for the past month.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/GOOG/
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web search NEUTRAL — View the latest Alphabet Inc. Cl A (GOOGL) stock price, news, historical charts, analyst ratings and financial information from WSJ.
https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/GOOGL
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web search NEUTRAL — Alphabet (GOOGL.O) shares, though, surged about 29% in that period, following a strong reception of Google's latest Gemini 3 model.
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/big-tech-ea…
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