The 2 Numbers Driving This Tech Powerhouse

After being one of the hottest megacap stocks around over the past year, Google hit the pause button after the company disappointed investors with its most recent quarterly report. Unfortunately for investors in the short term, some of the nagging issues many thought the search giant had overcome came back to roost in pretty meaningful ways. However, over the longer term, the company has some of the biggest tailwinds in all of technology. So is Big G's rally likely to keep on rolling? In this video, tech and telecom analyst Andrew Tonner looks at Google's most recent earnings report and the key areas that investors need to watch.

And although Google touches so many aspects of our technological lives, it's by no means alone. In fact, our digital lives are almost entirely shaped and molded by just a handful of companies aiming directly at many of Google's most powerful markets. Find out "Who Will Win the War Between the 5 Biggest Tech Stocks" in The Motley Fool's latest free report, which details the knock-down, drag-out battle being waged among the five kings of tech. Click here to keep reading.

The article The 2 Numbers Driving This Tech Powerhouse originally appeared on Fool.com.

Fool contributor Andrew Tonner has no position in any stocks mentioned. Follow Andrew and all his writing on Twitter at @AndrewTonner. The Motley Fool recommends and owns shares of Google. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools don't all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

Copyright © 1995 - 2013 The Motley Fool, LLC. All rights reserved. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.