This Is 1 of the Best AI Stocks to Hold for the Next 10 Years

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Key Points

  • This business has always been a leader in the internet age, but it’s now a thriving AI enterprise.

  • Stock returns will benefit from a reasonable starting valuation and double-digit earnings growth.

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It's been just over three years since OpenAI released ChatGPT. The rapid adoption of that chatbot kicked off a massive wave of artificial intelligence (AI) activity. Businesses are sparing no expense to innovative in the space and build out the necessary infrastructure to be at the forefront. Investors must pay attention.

Here's one of the best AI stocks you can buy now and hold for the next 10 years.

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Alphabet is a top AI enterprise

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) has been a leading internet enterprise for a long time. Today, it's a dominant force when it comes to AI.

Alphabet is involved in AI research. It develops its own specialized chips, known as Tensor Processing Units. With Google Cloud, it has a thriving cloud computing platform that allows corporate customers to leverage its AI capabilities. Its Gemini app, with its family of AI models, has 650 million monthly active users.

And the company is integrating AI to improve the experience for its advertising customers and the billions of users it has on its various apps.

The stock is poised to remain a long-term winner

Alphabet shares have climbed 712% in the past decade (as of Dec. 19). Investors shouldn't expect the same gain over the next 10 years, though.

But the stock trades at a reasonable forward price-to-earnings ratio of 27.5. And Alphabet continues to report double-digit earnings growth. These are the key tailwinds that should benefit investors going forward.

Should you buy stock in Alphabet right now?

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Neil Patel has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

Disclaimer: For information purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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