Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire says Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft are “absolute jokes” at building physical infrastructure compared with Elon Musk’s SpaceX (SPCX). Maguire notes his firm holds a large SpaceX stake, but the article is cut off before it gives his full prediction for the company.
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AMZN
• NeutralAmazon
Relevance: low
| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Industry | Broadline Retail |
| Market cap | $2.6T |
| Close on 11/02/2026 | 245.63 |
| Change that session | +2.20% |
GOOGL
• NeutralAlphabet Inc. (Class A)
Relevance: low
| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Industry | Interactive Media & Services |
| Market cap | $3.5T |
| Close on 11/02/2026 | 278.99 |
| Change that session | -0.30% |
MSFT
• NeutralMicrosoft
Relevance: low
| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Systems Software |
| Market cap | $3.9T |
| Close on 11/02/2026 | 507.12 |
| Change that session | -2.83% |
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