GOOG,AAPL: Google (GOOG +0.5%) has passed Apple (AAPL...

12:08 PM Google (GOOG +0.5%) has passed Apple (AAPL +0.3%) as the biggest holding among the top 50 actively-managed U.S. mutual funds, according to a Citi report. Google is also now the top holding among hedge funds - a slew of major hedge funds either pared back or fully unwound their Apple positions in Q4. After backing out net cash/investments, Google now trades at 15.5x 2013E EPS, and Apple at just 6.3x FY13E EPS. Read comments

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Focus Articles on GOOG

• Google Still Offers Reasonable Value But Only For Long-Term Investors by Tim Travis
• Google Needs The Swagger Of A Boss by Benedict Tubuo (Beevest)
• Google's Chromebook And Why It WIll Keep Selling by Vlad Deshkovich

Press Releases on GOOG

• Google to Present at the Deutsche Bank Media and Telecom Conference (Business Wire)
• Google to Present at the Morgan Stanley TMT Conference (Business Wire)
• Southwest Chelsea to Become First WiFi Neighborhood in Manhattan (Business Wire)

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Transcripts on GOOG

• Google's Management Presents at dbAccess Media & Telecom Conference (Transcript)
• Google's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
• Google's CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

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