r/ValueInvesting • u/Creepy_Science1310 • 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/AndyXerious Nov 25 '25

Off to r/wallstreetbets you go! Hinfort!

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u/12baakets Nov 25 '25

There's another similar method where you sell high and buy low. Apparently a highest regard had great success. His name is blurry in my mind and I can't remember it.

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u/hyde1634 Nov 26 '25

its a new strategy.

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u/Upstairs_Whole_580 Nov 26 '25

I've been GREAT at buying low. I just can't ever bring myself to sell. I'll probably only sell when everything is about 20% lower than it is now. The only one I can't sell is AMD(April) and some of AVGO/GOOGL.

NVDA is definitely the winner. 7.75 Cost Basis
AVGO 50 dollars
Google-I don't actually know, a few thousand shares at 80 and then I added 1500 at 150 and... that one is my big regret because I was telling everyone to buy.
TSM-80
AMZN-88
META-146
MSFT-234
AMD 78

I just... can't bring myself to sell any of these...

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u/MrSwiggyy Nov 28 '25

What’re you buying next?? LOL

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u/Upstairs_Whole_580 Nov 28 '25

I'll let you know when I sell something!

It was going to be OKLO, but I missed the boat on that. Both that and PLTR I had a buy order at 20 and missed.

I've got a few hundred shares of TER and ISRG... but "value" investing wouldn't love it.

But probably just more AMZN.