Alphabet’s Google stock (NASDAQ: GOOG) is now the top-performing equity in the Magnificent 7 basket. GOOG has surged nearly 26% year-to-date and dramatically surged in value in April 2026. The spike came on the heels of the earnings call, which was scheduled on April 29.
Several institutional clients accumulated Google stock before the revenue call and made stellar profits. JP Morgan, Mercer Global Advisors, and AllianceBernstein LP, among others, were among the front-runners to purchase GOOG. This led to the stock going from a low of $273 at the end of March to reaching nearly $400 in May.
Below are the performances of the Magnificent 7 stocks in 2026:
- Alphabet (GOOG) +25.60%
- Amazon (AMZN) +19.72
- Nvidia (NVDA) +11.99
- Apple (AAPL) +6.06%
- Microsoft (MSFT) -11.03%
- Tesla (TSLA) -5.99%
- Meta (META) -5.17%
Among the Magnificent 7 stocks, only Google, Amazon, Nvidia, and Apple remain on the greener side of the spectrum. Meta, Tesla, and Microsoft are still in the red, but MSFT is down double-digits in the charts. The three tech titans are yet to recover from the slump, but are giving traders a window to take an entry position and accumulate.
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Google Stock Ahead of the Pack in the Magnificent 7 Basket
All the Magnificent 7 titans stay heavily invested in AI, with Alphabet’s capex touching $185 billion. Microsoft’s capex has reached $190, but its spending is spread across several regions and countries. From India to Australia and the Global South, Microsoft’s AI data center presence is all over. Google is ahead of the pack as it has a robust $462 billion Cloud backlog that can boost stock prices until 2030.
In conclusion, not just 2026, but Google stock has the capacity to rise among the Magnificent 7 firms in the AI competition. The $462 billion Cloud backlog adds as a catalyst to its growth until the end of the decade. An entry position now, even at $400, would still be cheap for traders who accumulate GOOG.