By Marcin Frąckiewicz
Publication Date: 2026-04-26 11:53:00
NEW YORK, April 26, 2026, 07:40 EDT
- Microsoft and Alphabet are set to report results on Wednesday, again highlighting AI investments and cloud sales as focal points of the ongoing rise in U.S. stocks.
- Microsoft last traded at $424.62, Alphabet at $344.40 and Oracle at $173.28. These are the latest quotes available as US markets remained closed over the weekend.
- Analysts see Oracle as having the clearest room to rise, while Microsoft faces a tougher margin. Alphabet, which has been trading near all-time highs, is seeing less optimistic upgrades to its forecasts.
As the week begins, investors are focused on Microsoft, Oracle and Alphabet, trying to figure out which AI cloud provider now deserves its high price. Alphabet Is Near All-Time Highs; Microsoft has the obvious profit driver; Oracle, meanwhile, is facing pointed questions about funding after it received new backing for its Michigan data center campus in connection with its AI bet.
The clock is ticking. Microsoft,…
