Alphabet's Google (GOOGL, $1,138.61) is investing $670 million on new data center in Finland
Alphabet’s Google will invest 600 million euros ($670 million) to build a data center in Finland , as the company looks to speed up data access.
The new investment would count towards a total investment of 1.4 billion euros by Google in Finland so far, as indicated by the company. The tech giant’s total investment in five data centers in Europe is more than 4.3 billion euros since 2007.
The announcement of Google’s latest expansion in Finland comes amidst the company’s plans to up the ante on its video gaming products. Its new streaming service Stadia is designed to let players participate through the web without requiring consoles or personal computers. Stadia runs through the company’s YouTube video-streaming platform, and on the back of a functioning data-center network.
The company has 58 data centers around the world, as of now. In the first quarter this year, Google had accrued capital expenditures of around $4.5 billion, as it spent heavily on data centers, servers and office facilities.
Momentum Indicator for GOOGL turns positive, indicating new upward trend
GOOGL saw its Momentum Indicator move above the 0 level on December 06, 2024. This is an indication that the stock could be shifting in to a new upward move. Traders may want to consider buying the stock or buying call options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 88 similar instances where the indicator turned positive. In of the 88 cases, the stock moved higher in the following days. The odds of a move higher are at .
Technical Analysis (Indicators)
Bullish Trend Analysis
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for GOOGL just turned positive on December 09, 2024. Looking at past instances where GOOGL's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 50 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
GOOGL moved above its 50-day moving average on November 26, 2024 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.
Following a +1 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where GOOGL advanced for three days, in of 360 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 315 cases where GOOGL Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .
Bearish Trend Analysis
The RSI Indicator has been in the overbought zone for 1 day. Expect a price pull-back in the near future.
The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 3 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where GOOGL declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
GOOGL broke above its upper Bollinger Band on December 10, 2024. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 89, placing this stock better than average.
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating outstanding price growth. GOOGL’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating very strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (6.821) is normal, around the industry mean (11.086). P/E Ratio (26.802) is within average values for comparable stocks, (48.888). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (1.626) is also within normal values, averaging (3.441). Dividend Yield (0.000) settles around the average of (0.026) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (6.435) is also within normal values, averaging (19.577).
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
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