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Amazon.com, Inc.AMZNSTRONG BUYJun 07, 2021Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Aug 28, 2026. Market Open.
Great earnings (21%) for a reasonable valuation (28x forward PE). PEG ratio is decent. Much more than online shopping -- e-commerce plus AWS, digital advertising, logistics, AI services, custom chips. AWS earnings have exceeded expectations, while AWS has grown 37%. Cloud business is a leader.
Spending in AI is really paying off. Tangible results through faster cloud growth, wider AI deployment, and improving profitability and logistics in fulfillment centres. One of only 5 companies to have touched $3T in market cap. No dividend.
Is a big holding of his. The CEO assures stockholders that Amazon's large invest in AI will pay off. AWS could become a trillion-dollar business now that it's using AI; it's already Amazon's most-profitable business, far more than Prime. The CEO expects returns from AI will come faster than AWS. The CEO raised capex higher, but shares still rallied, up 4.58% today.
AWS is a real earnings engine, growth accelerated to nearly 40% (fastest pace in more than 4 years). Enormous AI spending finally translating into faster cloud growth, and translating into profits faster than the competition. Headline profit was inflated by a large paper gain on its investment in Anthropic.
AWS, retail and ads all accelerated in growth while profits hit a record high with operating margins of 13.7%. AWS contributes 61% of operating income and is accelerating rapidly. Has lots of momentum. Even if you cut the backlog in half, you still see outsize growth and market share gains. It gives her confidence in the AI space for Amazon.
This, Microsoft, Google and Meta will be the distribution point of AI to wide adoption. AWS remains the dominant cloud player. OpenAI divorced from MSFT, so it could not be hosted on AWS. AWS is accelerating investments in data centres and chips, which is where the opportunity lies.
(Analysts’ price target is $315.16)He expects Amazon and Google to win the AI race. They have the money to build data centres and hire the best talent. He trims when the share price rises, and buys when the price declines. AMZN is one of the best companies in the world and is a long-term hold. Their retail and cloud (the leader) businesses are growing.
A great company and great chart. It's more than a Covid winner. Great fundamentals, despite a tepid response from Wall Street. AMZN is taking on a lot of retail market share. The online buying habit won't go away, because it's so easy. Prime is a super bargain including free shipping. And now they're buying MGM Studios. Their cloud business remains top dog with strong growth; it's a powerful, long-term theme. Meanwhile, travel ads are coming back and online ads are and will be on fire, bigger than Snap, Twitter and Pinterest's ad divisions combined. The ads division grew 77% YOY. He expects Prime Day on June 21-22 to be huge. Also, seasonality shows that Amazon takes off in June. Since early May, institutional buying has picked up, which is very bullish.