Overview
- Alphabet closed Wednesday at about $3.89 trillion in market value versus Apple’s $3.85 trillion and extended the gap Thursday to roughly $3.9 trillion versus $3.8 trillion.
- The shift follows Alphabet’s late‑2025 AI gains, including its Gemini 3 model and seventh‑generation TPU chips, as well as larger cloud deals, while Apple delayed a next‑gen Siri and was downgraded by Raymond James.
- Nvidia remains the most valuable company at roughly $4.6 trillion as analysts, including Evercore ISI, reaffirm it as a top 2026 pick following leadership signals on AI compute.
- Microsoft and Amazon are flagged as durable AI beneficiaries, with Microsoft touting nearly $400 billion in contracted backlog and heavy Azure AI usage while Amazon invests in data centers through AWS.
- Investor enthusiasm for AI is high per a Motley Fool survey, yet caution persists with Berkshire holding record cash and valuation gauges like the Buffett Indicator signaling an overvalued market.