At the time of its initial public offering, Google said if the company were a person, it would have been close to finishing the first grade. What's that supposed to mean? Well, expect the company to
release several products in beta. Check. Expect youthful exuberance and stubbornness. Check. Expect the company to mess up. Hmm. Google hasn't really messed up, but it's definitely released way too
many products to possibly keep up. Thankfully, its core business is so strong that it continues to grow at a torrid pace. But one day it won't, and then it will be time for the company's other core
businesses to step up. Right now, things are rosy for the Mountain View, Calif. outfit. It's one of the top-performing tech stocks in an under-performing sector, and
MarketWatch says that 20
out of 28 analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call have a price target at $500 or above for its stock. Its stock currently trades at $387.72.
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