If YouTube becomes a $300 billion standalone company, it would rank as one of the top 20 biggest companies in the S&P 500
"We think GOOGL should spin off part or all of YouTube, which we estimate would be worth $300B on a stand-alone basis," Needham analyst Laura Martin says.If YouTube becomes a $300 billion standalone company, it would rank as one of the 15 biggest companies in the S&P 500.shares fell after the Google-parent missed Wall Street's third-quarter earnings expectations, one analyst proposed a solution: Divest YouTube, one of the tech giant's most valuable assets.
"We think GOOGL should spin off part or all of YouTube, which we estimate would be worth $300B on a stand-alone basis," Needham analyst Laura Martin wrote in a note to investors on Tuesday. With Alphabet under rising political and regulatory pressure in the U.S., the so-called "techlash," Martin sees several ways spinning off YouTube would create value for the company. The Needham analyst sees YouTube getting a high value as a pure-play streaming company, while also having better employee retention and more direct accountability from YouTube's leadership.
If YouTube becomes a $300 billion standalone company, it would rank as one of the 15 biggest companies in the
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