The Race to $2 Trillion: Apple, Amazon, or Microsoft?

It wasn't terribly long ago that investors were watching four of the most highly valued companies on U.S. markets to see which would first top a market cap of $1 trillion. 

iPhone maker Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was the first to surpass the lofty benchmark in Aug. 2018, followed just one month later by e-commerce leader Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) made it a trio in April 2019. Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) was the last to cross the threshold, though it has since fallen below the mark.

Over the past few months, three analysts have each backed different horses in the race to $2 trillion. Let's look at the arguments to see which tech titan is the odds-on favorite to take the crown.

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