Google's Upside in Line with Other Internet Stocks

Google (GOOG) has gone from $100.34 to $428.62, up 327.17% in its first 322 days (August 19, 2004 through November 25, 2005). Compared with the first 322 days of the current upside* for Yahoo (YHOO) (429.74%) and the last upside for Amazon.com (AMZN) (262.50%), Google's upside move is not excessive.

At $42.13 on November 25, 2005 YHOO is up 928.85% from the start of its current upside. For its last upside AMZN peaked on October 16, 2003 at $59.91, up 885.36%.

If Google matched the upside of Amazon.com or Yahoo, it would peak between $989 and $1032. Google is off to a good start and may have plenty of upside left.

*Data for the first 322 days of the current upside:

Google - Start on August 19, 2004 at $100.34 and end on November 25, 2005 at $428.62.
Yahoo - Start on October 7, 2002 at $4.54 and end on January 14, 2004 at $24.05.
Amazon.com - Start on October 3, 2001 at $6.08