The past 12 to 16 months in the stock market haven't been kind to many companies and investors, but in chaos can come opportunity. Lots of great companies have seen their stock prices drop tremendously, presenting a good opportunity for investors to grab shares at prices we haven't seen in quite some time. While the past year or so has been tough on most big tech stocks, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) had it worse than many of its peers.