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Google's Growth Could Slow But Still a Solid Buy
Andrew Leckey
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG)
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Q. Will
A. The company whose name has become a synonym for "search" still derives most of its profits from its free search engine and related advertising.
Future success depends on not only fending off competition in global search, but in introducing profitable new lines of business. It is a stretch to expect the same dramatic results it has enjoyed in its primary business.
Some recent events reflect the competitive landscape:
-- Google was surpassed by
-- Its Android mobile-phone operating system gained about 6 percentage points in smart phone market share in the three-month period ended in November. It ranks second with 26 percent, behind
-- Notebook computers running
-- Its new Android 3.0 for tablet computers, nicknamed Honeycomb, will be used by manufacturers taking on Apple's iPad.
Google (GOOG) shares were down 4 percent in 2010 after a 102 percent gain in 2009.
The
Consensus analyst rating on Google stock is "buy," according to Thomson Reuters, consisting of 16 "strong buys," 18 "buys," three "holds" and two "underperforms."
The enormous amount of cash that Google holds allows it to be aggressive in obtaining new technologies and quality staffers. It is also spending nearly
Google earnings are expected to increase 16 percent this year compared to the 24 percent growth rate forecast for the Internet content and information industry, according to Thomson Reuters. The five-year annualized growth rate is expected to be 18 percent, about in line with its peers.
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