Chesley Morning Brief: Google Falls as Much as 7% After Hours on AI Spending Far Exceeding Expectations

[체슬리모닝브리프] 구글, 예상치 크게 넘은 AI 지출에 시간외서 한때 7%↓ [26/02/05]
Watch on YouTube ↗  |  February 05, 2026 at 00:42  |  1:54:27  |  Chesley Investment Advisory (체슬리투자자문)
Speakers
Choi Ho — Vice President
Joon-hyuk — Assistant Manager
Park Se-ik — CEO, ex-Chief Strategist
Wang — China Market Analyst

Summary

The hosts reviewed a volatile U.S. session driven by Iran-U.S. tension and mixed tech earnings. Google's much larger-than-expected AI capex guidance became the central debate, with implications for semiconductors, memory, and software. The crypto segment was bearish on Bitcoin and related equities, while the Korea review focused on Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, APR, and PharmaResearch. The China segment highlighted property recovery, coal, solar, and AI-related materials.

  • U.S. markets fell as semiconductor and AI-linked shares sold off; energy and defensive sectors gained.
  • Google's Q4 beat was overshadowed by 2026 capex guidance of $175–185B, far above consensus.
  • Bitcoin broke key support and the crypto team saw further downside toward prior cycle highs.
  • Korean equities rose, with foreign investors selling Samsung Electronics and SK hynix while institutions bought.
  • A Samsung Electronics report projected 2026 operating profit of 211T won and a 200,000 won target.
  • APR earnings beat but valuation neared 30x, while PharmaResearch faced domestic saturation.
  • China property and coal stocks rallied; solar was seen as a strong theme but fundamentally weak.
  • AI agents and traditional SaaS disruption remained a recurring risk theme.
Ideas
Choi Ho Vice President 10:21
Lilly to outperform Novo on patent, DTC.
Eli Lilly is outperforming Novo Nordisk because Lilly's Zepbound has about a decade of patent protection left, a direct-to-consumer platform that bypasses distributors to capture more margin, and the oral orforglipron launch expected in the U.S. in Q2, while Novo's Wegovy faces near-term patent expiry and generic competition and guided to a 13% sales decline.
Choi Ho Vice President 10:21
Lilly to outperform Novo on patent, DTC.
Eli Lilly is outperforming Novo Nordisk because Lilly's Zepbound has about a decade of patent protection left, a direct-to-consumer platform that bypasses distributors to capture more margin, and the oral orforglipron launch expected in the U.S. in Q2, while Novo's Wegovy faces near-term patent expiry and generic competition and guided to a 13% sales decline.
Joon-hyuk Assistant Manager 14:20
Bitcoin breakdown to test lower supports.
Bitcoin has broken key cycle support and is likely to test the 2020 cycle high near $65,000 and potentially the $50,000s, because ETF outflows, extreme fear, and the U.S. Treasury's refusal to bail out Bitcoin have disappointed investors who still expect a quick rebound.
Joon-hyuk Assistant Manager 17:56
IREN hit hardest by Bitcoin weakness.
IREN still derives a large portion of its business from Bitcoin mining, so it should suffer the earliest and largest drawdowns when Bitcoin prices weaken, making it a high-risk name in the crypto-linked equity complex.
Joon-hyuk Assistant Manager 23:27
MSTR risks peer forced selling.
Strategy's average Bitcoin cost near $76,000 is not yet breached, but other DAT companies with average costs near $100,000 could be forced to sell Bitcoin if prices fall to $50,000, which would pressure MSTR shareholders; he suggests gradually reducing exposure.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 30:00
Rotation favors energy, materials, commodities.
The market is rotating into energy and materials, with gold, silver, and copper also gaining momentum, because geopolitical tensions are pushing oil higher and commodity prices are strong, making these areas the clear leadership while IT and communication services lag.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 31:07
Equal-weight S&P outperforms cap-weighted.
The cap-weighted S&P 500 has barely risen year-to-date while the equal-weight S&P 500 is up about 4.6%, showing that money is favoring smaller, energy- and materials-heavy constituents and that market breadth is improving.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 31:07
Equal-weight S&P outperforms cap-weighted.
The cap-weighted S&P 500 has barely risen year-to-date while the equal-weight S&P 500 is up about 4.6%, showing that money is favoring smaller, energy- and materials-heavy constituents and that market breadth is improving.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 33:34
AI agents threaten traditional SaaS.
New AI agents such as Anthropic's Claude Cowork can directly attack traditional SaaS business models, threatening companies like Salesforce, ServiceNow, Adobe, and Palantir because enterprises may build or automate functions internally instead of paying for packaged software.
Choi Ho Vice President 38:16
Alphabet range-bound on capex versus monetization.
Alphabet's Q4 revenue and cloud growth beat expectations, but the 2026 capex guidance of $175–185B is far above consensus and raises near-term EPS and free-cash-flow pressure; the stock will likely trade between AI monetization optimism and capex concerns until evidence of revenue conversion improves.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 49:39
Google capex supports AI semiconductor supply chain.
Google's 2026 capex guidance of $175–185B, nearly 98% YoY growth and far above consensus, signals that AI infrastructure demand is forcing hyperscalers to keep spending; this should support the AI semiconductor supply chain, especially memory, where prices are rising and supply remains tight through 2026.
Choi Ho Vice President 74:36
Samsung 2026 OP surge, target 200k.
Samsung Electronics is expected to earn 211 trillion won in 2026 operating profit on 526 trillion won of revenue as memory prices rise through at least Q3; the report applies a 2.2x peak PBR to 2026 BPS to derive a 200,000 won target, arguing ROE is at a historic high.
Choi Ho Vice President 87:05
SK hynix 2026 OP forecast highest.
The same report carries a 2026 operating profit forecast of 200 trillion won for SK hynix, which is described as the highest forecast globally and reinforces the view that the memory upcycle is strong across Korean memory makers.
Choi Ho Vice President 88:02
APR valuation limits near-term upside.
APR reported a strong Q4 beat with cosmetics revenue above 400B won and overseas expansion plans, but the shares trade near 30x PER, a level where the speaker sees limited upside unless operating margin rises above 30%; the stock is a watch item rather than a buy at current valuations.
Park Se-ik CEO, ex-Chief Strategist 97:14
PharmaResearch faces saturation, valuation reset.
PharmaResearch's domestic skin-booster market appears saturated after roughly 15,000 devices were placed, which is leading to price competition; overseas expansion has not yet produced the expected growth, while costs are rising, so the previous 30–40x valuation is being reset.
Wang China Market Analyst 100:23
China property recovery underway.
Chinese first-tier city property transactions are recovering and commercial property prices are rebounding, driving property stocks higher and suggesting the sector may be forming a bottom after a long decline.
Wang China Market Analyst 101:02
Indonesia cuts support Chinese coal prices.
Indonesia's coal output cuts are likely to lift coal prices because China imports more than 30% of its coal from Indonesia, and Chinese coal stocks such as China Shenhua and China Coal Energy rallied sharply on that expectation.
Wang China Market Analyst 101:48
Chinese solar rally lacks fundamentals.
Chinese solar stocks rallied on news of Elon Musk's visit to solar companies, but the sector remains loss-making and the theme looks overheated, so the rally lacks fundamental support.
Wang China Market Analyst 104:44
Shengyi CCL price hikes, AI demand.
Shengyi Technology's CCL/PCB earnings missed due to cost pressures and delayed Amazon orders, but a broker maintains a Buy rating on expected CCL price hikes and AI server/data-center demand; valuation near 0.7x P/B with high ROE keeps it as a watch item.
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This Chesley Investment Advisory (체슬리투자자문) video, published February 05, 2026, features Choi Ho, Joon-hyuk, Park Se-ik, Wang discussing LLY, NVO, BTC, IREN, MSTR, XLE, XLB, GLD, SILVER, COPPER, RSP, SPY, IGV, GOOGL, SMH, 005930.KS, 000660.KS, 278470.KS, 214450.KQ, Chinese real estate sector, Coal sector, Chinese solar sector, 600183.SS. 19 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Choi Ho, Joon-hyuk, Park Se-ik, Wang  · Tickers: LLY, NVO, BTC, IREN, MSTR, XLE, XLB, GLD, SILVER, COPPER, RSP, SPY, IGV, GOOGL, SMH, 005930.KS, 000660.KS, 278470.KS, 214450.KQ, Chinese real estate sector, Coal sector, Chinese solar sector, 600183.SS