Google might have disappointed investors by missing analyst expectations, but what does this hold for the future of Google? Will Google lose the love that it had from its investors?
This is my second post on this blog and so far both of these posts concern Google. I have no intent to turn this blog into a Google oriented blog, but the free time on my hands has only permitted me to make these two posts and it just happens that I decided I would like to write about Google once again in hope that I might actually make some correct predictions about the future of Google.
Ever since Google announced their 4th quarter results, I have come across many articles in the past few hours; the common theme across the majority of the articles is that Google has disappointed investors: for the first time, Google has failed to meet or surpass earnings expectations since it went public. Over the course of the past year and a half it seems as though investors have grown attached to Google, simply due to the amazing earnings’ results and due to the course of action that Google’s stock price has taken over the past year and a half.
I believe that quite a few investors are going to break off the “loving relationship” that they had with Google simply because of the course of events that have taken place over the past few hours. In my opinion those investors who stay attached to Google’s will benefit in the long run.
From the words spoken by the many higher ups at Google during their Q4 2005 Earnings Conference Call it seems as though Google has a pretty defined road map laid out for the future. In essence if this road map proves to be a success (just like pretty much everything else Google has gotten its hands on), Google will continue to grow and dominate. Which will mean that Google will return to and surpass where it was previously.
Secondly, Google will succeed in the future simply because of the power it possesses. A simple, very recent example is the course of action Napster’s stock price took after rumors spread about Google buying out Napster.
I guess what I am simply trying to say is that no one is perfect and Google proved that to us earlier on. But Google still possesses the power and ability to attain the perfection it once enjoyed.
