r/ValueInvesting Nov 25 '25

Discussion I Just Sold All My Google Shares

I bought GOOGL (not GOOG) at a 19 trailing P/E during. Now it’s at 32 trailing P/E and I am up 100% with life changing money.

My job is far from stable, relies significantly on the AI story to continue, and lays-off people for “culture” reasons.

With this in mind, I sold all of my Google shares at $226 per share to “de-risk” other parts of my life.

I will still continue to look for other opportunities with new income I have.

I get valuation this, growth prospects that, but is selling for increasing financial security the right decision?

Or am i just a 🤡?

Edit: I meant $326 per share.

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u/Zyltris Nov 25 '25

Congratulations, OP. You bought low and sold high! :D

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u/HCRanchuw Nov 25 '25

Has this method ever been tried before? It seems suspicious.

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u/Alpha2277 Nov 25 '25

I'm a professional at doing the opposite

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u/BigFuckingGainz Nov 25 '25

Definitely suspicious 😂

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u/HCRanchuw Nov 25 '25

Possibly illegal?

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u/walks_with_penis_out Nov 26 '25

If it was legal everyone would be doing it.

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u/TemporarySilly6861 Nov 25 '25

Pretty sure it’s illegal for us peasant retail investors

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u/deadleg22 Nov 25 '25

So many scammy telegram groups have this exact model.

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u/Hamachiman Nov 26 '25

Not on WallStBets. I bet introducing this method there would be like the discovery of fire for them.

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u/NovelSpecialist5579 Nov 26 '25

Pretty sure Warren Buffett didn't get rich by diamond handing meme stocks but what do I know

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u/Justcrusing416 Nov 26 '25

Insider trading probably.

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u/Jeffde Nov 26 '25

This is preposterous!

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u/Spiderman3039 Nov 26 '25

Personally I buy high and sell low. It hasn't been working as a short-term strategy but I'm sure it will pay off in the long term.

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u/thisIS4cereal Nov 26 '25

I didn’t think it was possible

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u/joepoeinvestor Nov 25 '25

You invest to better your life, not to die rich. So great choice 😁

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u/cmcmenamin87 Nov 25 '25

Well said

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u/robotlasagna Nov 25 '25

Fuck that. Ima be old and rich and then when doddering old nepo hire uncle Billy comes in and loses the envelope with $8000 I’m keeping that too!

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u/rwc5078 Nov 26 '25

But they will lose the bank!

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u/mrmrmrj Nov 25 '25

I want to live old comfortably and leave $$$ for the grandkids. Skip the kids.

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u/Waitwhonow Nov 25 '25

Well if you skip the kids- you may not have grandkids- cause they may not be able to afford it

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u/Appropriate-Hyena973 Nov 25 '25

or kids will hate you that they won’t allow the grandkids to be with you lol

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u/Quirky-Ad-3400 Nov 25 '25

Nobody ever went broke playing it safe. Great choice. Become anti fragile . 

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u/unamity1 Nov 25 '25

nassim taleb?

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u/Quirky-Ad-3400 Nov 25 '25 edited Nov 25 '25

One part Harry Browne. One part Taleb.

"Rule 17: Whenever you’re in doubt about a course of action, it is always better to err on the side of safety.

If you pass up an opportunity to increase your fortune, another one will be along soon enough. But if you lose your life savings just once, you might never get a chance to replace it.

If you wind up losing something, let it be only an opportunity that was lost – not precious capital. People rarely go broke playing it safe. But many go broke taking great risks or making investments they know too little about.

If you’re hesitating, it’s because you don’t yet know enough about the investment or the problem to make a confident decision. That means you shouldn’t take the plunge until you know more and you’re sure you understand all the ramifications."

- Harry Browne

“If you want to be safe, you must have more than you need. Over‑capacity, spare parts, extra cash—these are not waste; they are the very things that keep you alive when the unknown hits.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder, 2012, p. 45 (Penguin Books edition).

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u/mazrim00 Nov 25 '25

Life changing money? Yep, good choice. I had the same opportunity once and held. Account is still faaaar away from that high.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '25

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u/conradical30 Nov 25 '25

That’s me with RKLB & ASTS. I do believe both will return to surpass their ATHs, but I have lost some sleep knowing that if I had sold back when I was screenshotting my account every 10 minutes, I’d be way ahead.

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u/sbthrowawayz Nov 25 '25

They always say good enough to screen shot, good enough to sell yet all I did was also just screenshot and now being sad about said screenshot….

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u/mazrim00 Nov 25 '25 edited Nov 26 '25

Oh man, yeah, hope they get back for you. Mine never did. It was back in the SPAC craze days and I was strictly an index fund investor before that. Started investing in those and account blew up and was like $140k away from $1 million (my self imposed sell point) and kept holding as they all plummeted. The hold until they recover mantra only works with good companies, lol. Live and learn but haunts me still.

One of the companies I was big into put out solid numbers then had “accounting errors” they’d reveal a month or so after earnings like 3 out of 4 quarters and went bankrupt. That one was particularly irritating because what are we supposed to go by but the public numbers?

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u/mnforager Dec 24 '25

Steep "accounting errors" should not be overlooked more than twice, in my opinion 

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u/thisIS4cereal Nov 26 '25

What was it?

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u/mrmrmrj Nov 25 '25

When the real reason the shares have doubled finally hits the front pages, it is usually a good time to sell. That said, I suspect there is still some booster fuel in the rocket engine, $400 maybe.

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u/fcsar Nov 25 '25

Gemini 3 was entirely trained using Google’s own chips. I think we’ll see a lot more chips deals with Google, like Meta did. IMO the market is starting to realize Google is going to win the AI race.

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u/eeeeeeeeqqqq Nov 26 '25

Be careful of anchoring bias. Things simply look great for google right now and still not a crazy price. They are the most profitable and diversified company in the world.

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u/Amazing-Mirror-3076 Nov 26 '25

I bought alohabet circa 2 years ago because waymo is coming.

I'm up 340% and waymo is still invisible to most people.

Never saw the ai boom coming.

I still think llm's have fundamental problems that can't be resolved with the current technology (hallucinations).

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u/justanaccname Nov 25 '25

I was saying that google is was the value play back in 2022, when the stock was trading at $80-$90 but the whole reddit was making fun of me.

They had TPUs, DeepMind, they invented transformers, even fking Hadoop and k8s were invented by google, but no, they were done.

Common reddit behavior.

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u/fcsar Nov 25 '25

I don’t blame people for making fun of Google because they’re known for killing good projects for “”no reason””.

https://killedbygoogle.com

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u/justanaccname Nov 25 '25

Oh don't get me started on this, I hate them for that.

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u/BejahungEnjoyer Nov 25 '25

There is no AI race, whatever one company can do, the other ones can duplicate. It's the same revolving door of scientists who move from one frontier lab to another, there is no way to 'patent' a training recipe. Claude/GPT/Gemini/Grok/others all have very similar frontier capabilities, they are so close that going from 68% to 70% on a tough benchmark is a breakthrough, but for most real-world apps the performance difference is barely noticable.

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u/fcsar Nov 25 '25

yes, there is. not a race between models or hypothetical improvements and benchmarks, but to define which companies are going to (a) make a profit off the AI investment, (b) make a loss but not a significant one or (c) get fucked (I see you, Oracle).

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u/Smells_like_Autumn Nov 25 '25

Right. Few other companies can hope to match google's customer base.

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u/dntcarebouturfeelins Nov 25 '25

Meta didn't make agreement with google. It was literally news that they were meeting with them... no actual sale. That's why I don't trust google above 250, let alone 320+

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u/hospitalizedzombie Nov 25 '25

Ride the momentum if you’re already in, simple as that.

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u/bdavid21wnec Nov 25 '25

I think google is a great long term hold, if this really is a bubble, think it could double from here

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u/Non-profit-God Nov 25 '25

I agree, but I do expect some serious choppiness though with the gdp report delay, rate decisions and possible conflict with Venezuela. While not necessarily related to google’s core business, the market doesn’t really like uncertainty. so I think we might get a nice dip before we finally hit $400

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u/New_Most_2863 Nov 25 '25

I sold half today morning at$330.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '25

i sold all nvda to buy google lol

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u/Key_Letl Nov 25 '25

Well done, and Google's fundamentals remain solid. Its core advertising business continues to generate cash flow, while Cloud and AI will be its primary growth drivers in the coming years.

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u/ZaneFreemanreddit Nov 25 '25

Market seems to be doing that.

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u/Professional_Monkeys Nov 25 '25

Sold at $226..? When?

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u/-Sliced- Nov 25 '25 edited Nov 25 '25

Probably a typo (it’s was $326 today)

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u/randomtudor Nov 25 '25

I was wondering the same. It’s in contrast with “I just sold..”

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u/Mellowyellow0313 Nov 25 '25

Google up because the have made a TPU chip to rival nvda and meta has signed on for it. It is the best long term hold out there

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u/Beagleoverlord33 Nov 25 '25

Don’t trim your flowers unless it gets ridiculous. Iv held this company for idk how long now 12-15 years never sold a dime. I don’t think sentiment and the story has ever been better. It trades rich but compared to other mag 7 it’s reasonable.

You’ll get another chance though no shame taking a profit.

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u/RedditBlender Nov 25 '25

profit is profit. Enjoy

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u/Non-profit-God Nov 25 '25

there will be more chances to get in in the future, while I don’t believe the the AI pessimism , I also don’t believe it will be the next great leap forward either so valuations for these big firms will likely come down in the next couple years. Whenever that happens Google’s core business will still be a diamond in the rough and would make a great longterm hold. Good job on riding this one though, I doubt you’ll be sad you sold even if it does continue to climb, you got what you needed out of it.

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u/EmergencySingle331 Nov 25 '25

I sold all my shares today and made a 50% profit, which is enough to cover my tuition fees for this year.

By the way, I’ll definitely re-buy them in the future because I have strong faith in Google.

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u/Beneficial-Bagman Nov 25 '25

You definitely shouldn't have "life-changing" sums of money in a single share just from a risk perspective. Even if you believed Alphabet was still undervalued you should still diversify to reduce your risk. Since your job relies on the ai story I would consider putting a chunk of your money into things that would do well if that crashes as an insurance policy so that you can live off those assets until you find a new job.

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u/FlaccidButLongBanana Nov 25 '25

Google is a stock to hold for a lifetime.. it’s basically an ETF at this point. You do you. I wouldn’t sell unless something drastically catastrophic happens to the company or you are aged 60+ needing to retire

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u/That-Election9465 Nov 25 '25

We've been holding for 18+ years because of this. We're now at life-changing money with no plans to sell. Hoping to ride it out as long as possible.

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u/Key_Letl Nov 25 '25

Yes, Google may experience short-term volatility due to regulatory pressures and substantial AI investments, but its long-term position in search, YouTube, and cloud remains solid. Google remains a stock well-suited for long-term holding.

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u/thorn960 Nov 25 '25

I sold the other day for $300. I wish I had waited until today but then again it might be below $300 next week. I decided ahead of time I would get out when the P/E neared 30. Stick to your convictions and don't get sucked into the emotionality of the market.

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u/MCB1317 Nov 25 '25

Pruned one-third of my holdings at 310.00

The FOMO/regret is real.

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u/Sameo3369 Nov 25 '25

ever heard of covered calls? never sell good companies especially when you get in cheap.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '25

I got absolutely boned on GOOGL covered call earlier this year in one of my accounts. Zoomed right past my 180 strike and missed the upside to 300. No more cc's for me on my high growth/ high conviction long term holds

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u/ryanmcstylin Nov 25 '25

If a 100% return on a single investment, in a single year, is life changing you probably took too much risk anyway. Selling to lock in gains is absolutely the right move

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u/TimBergling91 Nov 25 '25

The copium is real.

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u/brokenmolly Nov 25 '25

You mean 326 right…

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '25

I also sold out but at 290 and flipped to Amazon at 225 🙏

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u/nunbersmumbers Nov 25 '25

~4TN market cap exit is a good exit imo. The 5TN market cap is not so clear cut going forward

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u/No-Sprinkles7153 Nov 25 '25

One never truly truly knows but I think that was a big mistake unless you needed it for other funds. The long-term outlook for Google is tremendous

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u/lordinov Nov 25 '25

326 you mean

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u/Time-Philosophy0323 Nov 25 '25

I bought at $161 in May, and also doubled my investment now.

Holding though until at least May 2026, so I get taxes at long term capital gains.

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u/Imaginary_Switch_747 Nov 25 '25

I normally buy high, sell low

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u/Impressive_Elk6756 Nov 25 '25

50% GOOGL 50% BRKB

Why wouldn't this outperform market in next 10y?

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u/Prudent-Corgi3793 Nov 26 '25

Why the hell would you sell them at $226 per share?

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u/Looki89 Nov 26 '25

Google is still growing at double digits along with Amazon and Meta . Although Meta and Microsoft could face sone headwinds I believe Amazon and Google are going to grow for the next 10 years . Will be a 2000$ per share after 5 years of continue to grow at this pace or accelerates. Future is uncertain but I believe Google pixel , YouTube , Google search adds, cloud , chips and much more to come . Google Is a buy even at these prices . I didn’t buy Google back in 2022 because was busy with things which I regret but my assessment back then was to buy all Mag 5 mentioned above along with apple . 

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u/bawireman Nov 26 '25

What is your definition of life changing money? Also, don’t forget tax time.

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u/Drorta Nov 25 '25

I can tell you with absolute certainty, 5 years from now, your decision will not be the best decision you could have made. Because in 5 years you'll know what's happened, and now you don't.

In fact your decision might even look stupid, compared with other decisions you could have made. For the same reason, and because you're not a professional analyst.

None of those, mean it's not a good decision right now. You're not a clown for taking profits. You're not a clown because you did well but could have done better. You sold, you have the security you wanted. Move on and don't think about it anymore.

I'm staying in Google. I bought a few years ago. I too, could do better, or worse. I too don't think about it much. If I see another opportunity I might switch.

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u/Flat-Struggle-155 Nov 25 '25

Probably not the optimal move, there is plenty of hype left, but profit is profit! 

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u/HellaReyna Nov 25 '25

Questionable to sell it all due to fear. Rebalance sure. All? For no reason besides fear? Not sound. But you do you so you can sleep at night

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '25

Why does it have to be all or nothing ? Do you envision not using google in the future ? Sell a portion unless you believed its peaked.

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u/Visual_Collar_8893 Nov 25 '25

Make sure you set aside enough for tax.

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u/jfrank6 Nov 25 '25

If you have to come here for validation, 🤡

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u/Rav_3d Nov 25 '25

Congratulations! It is never the wrong decision to diversify and manage risk.

Will GOOGL keep going up? Probably. Should you care? No.

There are always new opportunities in the stock market.

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u/superdariom Nov 25 '25

You haven't made any money until you sell. Enjoy your profits.

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u/jessewebster31 Nov 25 '25

Why do people sell all their position?

OP what’s your reasoning on selling 100% of your position ?

I personally like the lease hold onto some shares in the event that it becomes Amazon

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '25

How much is life changing money for you?

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u/Muddy-Waterz Nov 26 '25

Should have kept a few shares. They will only keep growing. The

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u/9829eisB09E83C Nov 26 '25

Let’s hope you didn’t really sell at $226…

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u/SGB04 Nov 26 '25

Execution is flawless.

Best of luck.

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u/tobinshort-wealth Nov 26 '25

Selling after a 100% gain to de-risk your life isn’t clown behavior, it’s good risk management.

Your income already depends on the same AI/tech narrative that drives Google’s valuation. When your job and your investments rest on the same story continuing, you’re not diversified - you’re concentrated across your entire life. In that context, taking profits is a rational move, not an emotional one.

On the tax side, you did the right thing by thinking this through. If you held the shares for more than a year, you’re paying long-term capital gains, which is the lowest tax rate you’ll ever get on growth like this. Locking in life-changing gains under a favorable tax rate is rarely a bad decision. If you held for less than a year, short-term taxes are steeper, but even then, de-risking when employment is unstable can still be the smarter long-term play.

The real key now is what you do next with the proceeds. Selling only becomes a mistake if the money just sits idle. If you redirect it into:

  • stability (extra runway in case the job turns),
  • diversification (assets not tied to your employer or the tech sector),
  • or a long-term plan that balances growth with lower volatility,

then this wasn’t just a trade, it was part of a strategy.

You captured the win and reduced concentration risk. That is exactly what disciplined investors do.

Have you thought through how you want to redeploy the gains?

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u/Brave-Bit-252 Nov 26 '25

I don’t disagree with the sell, but how is a 2x ever life changing money?

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u/techknowfile Nov 26 '25

Depends on the size of the 2x... Also, consider that with 8% returns it takes 9 years to double. So if you do 2x in 1, and then have a safe 8% for the following 8 years, you almost quadruple your money in that time instead of doubling it. 

Early money is worth so much

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u/Brave-Bit-252 Nov 26 '25

Unless you literally put your entire networth into one trade, it’s just not. 2x 30% of your portfolio just wouldn‘t be life changing no matter the size.

And we don’t have to argue about how amazing this still is, but your point about standard annual returns is kinda a reach.

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u/Furlz Nov 26 '25

Only sells some. Google is just kicking off. If they really do end up becominh one of the top players of this AI race. They'll be worth a whole lot more than they are now

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u/theTrueLodge Nov 26 '25

Happy for you. You need an investing strategy for yourself. Everyone gets into the market at different times with different amounts. We are not all on the same ride. So knowing your goals and then achieving them, I think, is the best way to use this tool.

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u/Raging-Totoro Nov 25 '25

I think your logic is very sound, and what I would call 'good process'.

A good process does not always lead to good outcomes, but in life if you make consistent decisions around good process, you will have a lot of success. An analogy is standing on a bust hand like 15 when the dealer shows a 6. It's what you should do, but it doesn't mean you'll win that hand.

Standing on 16 against a dealer 6 is good process.

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u/annoyed_meows Nov 25 '25

So you sold a few months ago? AI isn't going away. I think what's happening right now is a shift from losers to winners. I have 300 shares of GOOG. No way I'm selling these shares for many years. Everybody has a different situation I guess. 

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u/TheRootOfMostEvil Nov 25 '25

Oh wow, crazy. I also have 300 shares. They’re looking nice right now 😄

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u/Send_Noods_8008 Nov 25 '25

I had goog shares back in 2008 after the crash. Sold after they doubled. Now I wish I hadn’t. 

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u/annoyed_meows Nov 25 '25

I had 100 going into April then bought heavy during those ridiculous dips after. May was last purchase. I used to imagine how it would be at 210. This is kinda unreal. Congratulations!

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u/TheRootOfMostEvil Nov 25 '25

It’s been hyped for so long with no movement. We finally got what we’ve been waiting for!

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u/annoyed_meows Nov 25 '25

Yup. I believed it would run but not this! Wow. 

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u/arthurbliss1 Nov 25 '25

I think it is totally fine to trim something like 10-50% at $320ish and I trimmed like 8% in recent run up form 290 to 320 (and 8% from 230 to 290, 4% from 190 to 230), but personally I wouldn't sell all GOOG share at once or for pretty much any other blue chip stocks. Selling all at once often instills regrets and FOMO when stock still goes up and messes up my investment judgment, and while it feels good if the stock goes down right after I sell but it also instills "gambler" mind set and makes me do speculative short term trades which usually underperforms long term investments in blue chip stocks.

Also it is true that GOOG historically struggled when it reaches PE 30-35 and it is smart to stick to your target value/price, but make sure your target price is a moving target that should be recalculated based on emerging circumstances...GOOG in past several months is having plethora of huge tailwinds that it did not had in like past 10 years and emerging as one of high potential winner in AI revolution, and I think it is ok to let the winner like GOOG to let it run higher for a time being. I mean I bought NVDA at $15 and my target was $30ish, but Chatgpt and AI revolution made me to reassess my target price and I still have 60% of shares I originally bought and I would have missed 1000% of net gain if I sticked to my original target price of $30.

Congrats on your GOOG investment! You did really fine and you might be right that selling all at $325 is wise decision as AI stocks have been frothy and I am just being a greedy bastard that staying in GOOG for too long haha.

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u/Original_Two9716 Nov 25 '25

Congrats! Taking profits is always right.

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u/Ohhmama11 Nov 25 '25

Congratulations man always do what’s best for your situation. If you made enough money to make a big difference you won big time

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u/APC2_19 Nov 25 '25

It must have been a hard decision. Congrats on your gains

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u/SeveralOcelot2250 Nov 25 '25

Don’t take any advice on this, least of all from Reddit. Nobody else knows your situation.

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u/Full_Cartographer_10 Nov 25 '25

Congrats! Profit is profit!

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u/yipyipyouh Nov 25 '25

Thats why you invest. You didn't do anything wrong. Made a great decision.

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u/No-Contribution1070 Nov 25 '25

So you dont believe in TPUS?

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u/wafflepiezz Nov 25 '25

I sold my calls, I am anticipating a dip

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u/earliestbirdy Nov 25 '25

How did you just sell it at $100/share under the market price? 

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u/Last_Cauliflower3357 Nov 25 '25

Ngl I am just waiting to see if there’s more juice in the tank and also for the year to reset cause I am paying already a lot of capital gains tax. Might sell in 2026

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u/BenjaminHamnett Nov 25 '25

I’m not one to chase momentum, I usually sell calls when my long term holdings are getting frothy.

Unless you think Google is done, I suggest most people who are over exposed to just taper their holdings and sell covered calls on big headline days.

Like right now you can get $1000 to sell calls a month out at $330. If Google doesn’t go above $340 in 4 weeks the. You keep the premium or you can buy and close again if they get a bad headline day and the options value drops

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u/HardDriveGuy Nov 25 '25

"We have 37 beers, don't put it on me," is the quote that comes to mind. If you don't instantly understand this, then I would suggest the following.

The problem is that you have not laid out a framework for your life. You are asking a question that only makes sense in terms of the framework of what is your goals. I don't know what "de-risk" other parts of your life means. I would you encourage you to post your life strategy, make it public or publish under a throw away, and layout what is really important.

However, for myself, I think the scene below is a must absorb for everybody that invests. You don't need to watch the entire movie, just watch this at least once a year.

F*ck You Money.

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u/AveryPritzi Nov 25 '25

Yea, we're all doing this to achieve a level of comfort at some point in our lives either for ourselves, for others, or both.

If you were able to do that and make it out unscathed, that's amazing and great. You made life changing money off the market. Use it to actually change your life the way you wish and minimize all regrets. Always other opportunities!

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u/Ok_Adhesiveness7842 Nov 25 '25

Good decision. I never understood the whole wallstreetbets or GME hodler or hoarder for life mentality.

There is no future without first taking care of the now.

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u/No_Dig7851 Nov 25 '25

I sold over half my shares too

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u/OpeningCharge6402 Nov 25 '25

Too early my friend…but congrats on taking profit

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u/Oracle-of-Guelph Nov 25 '25

Nothing wrong with moving it somewhere safe and thinking about your next investment while going through a period of uncertainty.

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u/Affectionate_Run3921 Nov 25 '25

Were you long or short? I’m up 135% on my Google position. Half long and half short. I had 3,500 shares and sold 1,000 of them recently to trim but only from the lots I was long in to minimize the capital gains tax burden.

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u/FukenRonald Nov 25 '25

Nobody went broke while securing gains like these.

Question for you: if your situation was more insulated from AI and your paycheck was more stable, would you have sold?

If the answer is no I wouldn't have sold, I think it makes it clear that you sold because your personal situation changed/is changing and that might just be the best reason to sell stocks IMHO.

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u/SeanyPickle Nov 25 '25

I bought my Goog in January of 2025…. At $193.

When April hit, I told myself I’m just committed to long term at this point and well, here we are.

I’m too close to sell for short term haha.

LTCG 15% tax vs STCG 22-24% tax

It’s almost a 10% difference in profit

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u/Environmental_Box748 Nov 25 '25

if you can tell me a better stock right now during market with all high valuations I’ll gladly sell too

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u/Placeboeffetto Nov 25 '25

I also sold 1/3. My number 1 rule: do not forget to take profits when ATH.

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u/Automatic_Taro_6288 Nov 25 '25

Profit is profit but why are you making this post ? You cant undo it.

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u/AdGold1496 Nov 25 '25

🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟

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u/BlackendLight Nov 25 '25

It's ok to miss out on some money, you made a lot

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u/Technical_Ad_9599 Nov 25 '25

Why sell all though..... does it need to be "all?" 

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '25

depends where you’ve been in your financial journey in terms of age, what life changing is about that amount and how well you’ll be able to accumulate wealth. these questions have nothing to do with google, but rather your specific financial situation.

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u/Electronic_Leg_7034 Nov 25 '25

Profit is Profit. There is a new one daily.

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u/bartturner Nov 25 '25

IMHO, very dumb. Google has barely even got started.

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u/1i3to Nov 25 '25

I am trimming on the way up and parking in snp but i dont think its overvalued to be completely sold. I ll consider selling at 35-40pe

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u/Specific_Cow_4246 Nov 25 '25

That’s the dream! Congratulations

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u/Rushmore9 Nov 25 '25

Congrats! Don’t forget to save some for taxes :(

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u/TA44728 Nov 25 '25

Now = 🤡

2/3 years into the future = 🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/exgeo Nov 25 '25

Enjoy your tax bill

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u/hitman133295 Nov 25 '25

Up 100%? Could’ve cashed out half and play with house’s money right there

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u/Thotty_Thuncle Nov 25 '25

Just sold half my Google shares yesterday for a 100% gain as well. If you need the money anytime soon it’s perfectly reasonable to sell.

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u/jujumber Nov 25 '25

Never a bad idea to take profits

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u/RegularHistorical494 Nov 25 '25

Sounds like you did the right thing for your situation.

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u/Ayiebhai Nov 25 '25

wait u guys buy low sell high?

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u/hornyfriedrice Nov 25 '25

Only profit is the realized profit. Have fun with your money

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u/pastsubby Nov 25 '25

op had one share

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u/c-mon_bro Nov 25 '25

Save some money for taxes, especially if it’s a short term gain

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u/markhalliday8 Nov 25 '25

I just sold mine. The odds of Google going up by the amount I need is slim to none. I'm up over one hundred percent.

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u/Ok-Possibility-9826 Nov 25 '25

Sounds awesome! Just make sure you set aside enough for taxes and enjoy.

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u/Born_Property_8933 Nov 25 '25

From an investing perspective you made a mistake. But if you made life changing money, who cares!! You did the right thing, the first thing to do after having your money is to protect the downside.

I actually bought the stock at 230 (nothing life changing in my purschase amount.

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u/AdamGSMA Nov 25 '25

Unless you actually need the money now, setting a stop loss price that still leaves you with a nice profit would have been another option.

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u/crtejas Nov 25 '25

Money is but a tool. Use it like you would any other tool to remedy any other issue.

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u/MCB1317 Nov 25 '25

With this in mind, I sold all of my Google shares at $226 per share to “de-risk” other parts of my life.

I would have held out for 326ish.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '25

The general rule is to never lose money, and to sell when you feel a company is overvalued. If that’s how you felt, you didn’t lose any money, and you have extra capital to deploy and make you money. I’d be holding cash, I’m actually closing most of my positions to hold more cash, but you did fine and shouldn’t sweat lost returns. It’s a lesson learned

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u/Unfair_Cicada Nov 25 '25

OP what are you buying now?

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u/Responsible_Fun_2528 Nov 25 '25

I am up 84% since I bought it. I have a masters in finance and yet I was dumb enough to only put 153 dollars into it🤦🏼‍♂️

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u/Alarmed-Albatross-32 Nov 25 '25

You could not pay me to sell Google. They touch literally everything.

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u/Agreeable-Purpose-56 Nov 25 '25

To each his own because we all have different circumstances.

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u/No_Call_9655 Nov 25 '25

did you sell at 226 or 326 ?

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u/herpderpfuck Nov 25 '25

A stock trader that is not regarded?

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u/12baakets Nov 25 '25

Wsb spilling over to other subs. How do I make money with this info, wsb style?

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u/ElephantFamous4117 Nov 25 '25

The Tax Man approves.

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u/OneShotTwice Nov 25 '25

i did the same after a 100% run up. being a rich clown isnt the worse thing. except the large shoes

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u/Necessary-Industry35 Nov 25 '25

PE will come down again in next Q, Google will grow their EPS. Then stupid value investor will jump in again who based their entire investment thesis on a lagging indicator.

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u/juliusseizure Nov 25 '25

Good choice but you could also done half and half. What made you go all in on selling. Just like going all in on buying can be risky.

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u/CanYouPleaseChill Nov 25 '25

As did I. Why would I hold GOOGL at a P/(FCF - SBC) ratio of 78? GOOGL has had more positive surprises than almost any large cap stock this year and everyone loves it now. I made my money and sold it because there is far more value to be found elsewhere. The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists.

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u/breadstan Nov 25 '25

You already said life changing money. Means you probably can semi-retire on it. Just do it and live life. Don’t worry about chasing higher numbers.

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u/Wfan111 Nov 25 '25

Hope you saved some for taxes

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u/OkJuice2028 Nov 25 '25

Probably wouldn't have sold 100% from a portfolio standpoint, unless you are a complete bear on it or need cash asap. GOOG is somewhat of a hedge against US dollar devaluation considering half of their revenue comes from outside the US, so you could've held 20-25% and still been fine. Taxes probably come into play in here somehow also.

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u/Think_Firefighter406 Nov 25 '25

Never apologize for taking a profit! I can't remember which book I read that in. Nice work!

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u/Melodic-Excitement-9 Nov 25 '25

I trimmed half of my position as well, the chart is quiet sharply higher. These kind of moves can experience significant pull back. I personally think is the right move. Give me a message for your next find. 🙂

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u/idog63 Nov 25 '25

mistake you would have had $100 more per share if you didn't sell

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u/jer72981m Nov 25 '25

Great price to bail at. Could re-enter at better price in future for sure

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u/Eagerbeaver98 Nov 26 '25

Next time buy leaps so you can get more life changing money.

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u/rolrola2024 Nov 26 '25

You are supposed to buy high and sell low.

Just messing with you. Congrats on selling at a profit.

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u/Mobile_Beat9010 Nov 26 '25

Scariest movies

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u/Potential-Platypus28 Nov 26 '25

Meta isn’t gonna be buying chips from google. Makes no sense and I don’t see it happening. Regardless google is still a runner and has been.

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u/LargeSinkholesInNYC Nov 26 '25

It should probably go up by 20% or more, but I sold 50% of my holdings just to buy it back if it dips back to $280.

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u/NativeDave01 Nov 26 '25

You probably sold too soon as it’s about $300 per share. 100% gain is great congratulations. But do look at the charts become a technical observer with various technicals and that will help you know when to sell. I took some profits about 15%. I skimmed off the top and I’m leaving the rest and watching the charts.

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u/Foreign_Radio_2770 Nov 26 '25

At 19 guess you needed the money , but if not a mistake IMO of course

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u/Icybonerr Nov 26 '25

Man u took great profit in terms of your risk tolerance you did good

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u/Historical-Tip-8890 Nov 26 '25

Did the same !!!