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Amazon.com, Inc.AMZNCOMMENTSep 12, 2017Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 15, 2026. Market Open.
Looking at a longer-term chart, not a huge growth rate for a company of this size with its level of market share in cloud computing. Recent pop, but he's troubled by capex spending and its issuing debt. Have to ask what's the value proposition?
If you own it, don't sell, but don't back up the truck either.
His favourites right now are AMZN, NVDA, and MSFT. They're all going higher.
On the capex spend, sometimes it's a leap of faith. You're relying on these companies having some of the smartest people in the world with the most disposable capital. And those people really believe it's not a bridge to nowhere.
Undoubtedly, some companies are overdoing it and there will be another side to the mountain. But we don't know when that will be.
Viewers are probably thinking, "Aw, Kim, you picked all the big companies." But at the stage of where the market is, these big companies can definitely go higher in price. Even if something comes out of left field, these companies have the ability to work through it.
Tremendous AI momentum. AWS is a cash cow. Also has advertising; a hidden moat, because they know what we're buying. No dividend.
Peeled back his position due to concerns about the market in general. Wonderful consumer business, fabulous web services business. The hyperscalers are spending all this $$ on data centres, but we can't tell who the winner will be. The stock is tired, same as with the other Mag 7's.
Natural gas will be a winner ;) That's a better play. See his Top Picks.
Way to get exposure to both e-commerce and AI buildout. AWS powers a large part of the internet, and increasingly becoming key to companies looking to deploy AI into real-world applications. Evolving from just a cloud story to a platform enabling AI to scale.
Holding despite trading sideways. Will be a leader in the space.
Ali Baba (BABA-N) or Amazon (AMZN-Q)? Both are online retailers. As a value investor, it is very difficult for her to own either. If she had to choose one, it would be this because they have the Cloud service business, which is very profitable. That sector is growing very fast and the penetration rate is quite low. Their retail side generates very, very low operating margins, but it is being more than offset by their web service offering. Growing very, very quickly and are investing. They are really focused on generating profits, but are reinvesting in their business.