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NASDAQ:AMZN
This summary was created by AI, based on 84 opinions in the last 12 months.
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) continues to be a dominant force in e-commerce and cloud services, particularly through its AWS segment, which showcases impressive growth rates and profitability. Experts highlight Amazon's strategic investments in AI, data centers, and logistics as pivotal for future expansion, despite concerns over significant capital expenditures. Analysts note a shift in focus from merely e-commerce towards a hybrid model incorporating cloud technology, AI, and advertising services, positioning Amazon as a key player in the tech landscape. Additionally, while some view the valuation as fair given the growth prospects, others caution against potential short-term challenges, emphasizing the necessity for Amazon to demonstrate returns on its high levels of spending. Overall, the consensus leans towards a positive long-term outlook, driven by innovation and scalable infrastructure.
Two completely different horses. Amazon is more innovative so it could have higher growth, but Microsoft has new upgrades, new contracts and is more stable. He wouldn't own either because FANGS make up about 20% of the index funds, so they will go down more than the others. Would buy half a position and add more depending. On a risk basis, it's too exposed to the overall market.
One of his favourite tech names that well generate a lot of free cash flow into 2021 like Microsoft. They're reinvesting aggressively, pushing into delivery through the Prime program that they're also pushing with success. All tech has come under pressure and there have been allegations of poorly paying their workers; they've raised their minimum wage to $15/hour, but under tough working conditions. Plus, there's regulatory scrutiny over them using data from third-party vendors. But he consider this short-term noise.
AMZN vs MSFT? AMZN is a great company, but he has been out for about 12 months as they are trying to figure out their operating expenses. He will continue to watch it, but there could be some regulatory overhang yet to come -- especially for their web services. MSFT has moved to cloud services, allowing them to seamlessly download software -- a very consistently profitable business -- it makes it almost like a utility.
A lot of negativity around Amazon isn't specific to Amazon. Rather, the tech companies are coming under scrutiny for anti-trust. He doesn't know how this will play out. He owns Google and MSFT instead, but keep your eye on Amazon, which are so disrupted. Also, their fundamentals keep improving, reinvesting constantly to be disruptive.