Why the Best-Performing "Magnificent Seven" Stock of 2025 Is Still a Buy for 2026

Alphabet's stock has had a landmark year, and here's why it remains a buy.While the market is on pace for a strong 2025, most of the stocks in the "Magnificent Seven" merely had good, not fantastic, years. But one Magnificent Seven stock clearly took the crown in 2025: Google parent Alphabet (GOOG 1.03%) (GOOGL 1.03%). As you can see, Alphabet's 64% return trounced the rest of the Magnificent Seven, beating 2025's second-best performer, Nvidia (NVDA 3.30%), by a whopping 33 percentage points and most of the ...