Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet Stocks Are All Getting Hammered. But I Think Only 1 Is Worth Buying | The Motley Fool

The stocks of Microsoft (MSFT 2.44%), Meta Platforms (META 3.98%), and Alphabet (GOOG 2.49%)(GOOGL 2.30%) are all taking a beating right now. As of this writing, Meta shares had plunged more than 8% on Thursday alone, while Alphabet and Microsoft are also sliding sharply. And this puts the stocks’ total year-to-date returns at declines of 24% for Microsoft, 17% for Meta, and 10% for Alphabet.

The sell-off likely reflects a continued broader market reevaluation of the massive capital expenditures required to build out artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and geopolitical uncertainty. In addition, part of their sell-offs could simply reflect shares taking a breather after impressive gains over the three-year period from the start of 2023 to the end of 2025.

Of course, the question on many investors’ minds right now is likely whether any of these beaten-down tech giants are actually worth buying. When you compare the three side by side, looking closely at their underlying…