
NASDAQ:AMZN
This summary was created by AI, based on 85 opinions in the last 12 months.
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is viewed as a key player in both e-commerce and cloud services, particularly through its AWS division, which continues to show strong growth despite competition. Recent investments in AI have raised concerns among some analysts regarding cash flow and return on investment, yet many believe these expenditures will pay off over the long term. The retail segment is also gathering momentum, and while AWS recently experienced some growth deceleration, it remains a primary earnings driver. Overall, experts emphasize the company's robust fundamentals and significant market share, asserting it has the potential to reclaim its leading position among competitors. The stock's attractive valuation, in light of ongoing AI and cloud service expansions, gives many analysts confidence in its future performance.
An incredible story, but from a valuation perspective it is incredibly expensive. They dominate online retail spending and no one is coming close. The big box stores are having a really hard time competing on an online basis. The money coming from Amazon’s cloud business AWS is really subsidizing the retail side of it.
Trading at almost 80-90 times earnings. You have to take a lot of volatility with the stock, because the earnings multiple is so high. From a broader perspective, they have $138 billion of sales, so they dominate the online business. AWS, their cloud business is 1st or 2nd relative to Microsoft (MSFT-Q). They have some really great businesses. You need to own this, because they will become a very big competitor to a lot of retail companies, and will dominate retail over the next 10-15 years.
They are reportedly in talks to buy a Dubai based online retailer SOUQ.COM for $1 billion. That would be peanuts for them. This is an amazing company that has grown from zero to revenues of over $100 billion. He has no idea how to value this company, and therefore he can’t buy it. They are generating all of their growth through their own free cash flow generation. An unbelievable operation, growing in the Cloud.
Trump is not what to be nervous about with this one. The disruption would be how in the US you don’t pay sales tax on something bought out of state. They are an incredible company that is in all kinds of areas. But it trades at nose bleed levels and you might not be comfortable owning it at these levels.
He would have a hard time advocating buying or owning this, based on its valuation and its ability to generate cash. They are doing a phenomenal job of owning a lot of businesses, but are doing it by spending a lot of money and not generating a lot for shareholders. Valuations are pretty nosebleed territory.
A high growth, momentum stock. Fund flows were coming out of large cap technology, which had done very well, into the other areas of the economy. The company grows their top line, but not a lot falls to the bottom line, which is a difficulty she has in owning this for her clients. For an entry point, perhaps look at their 20-day moving average, and when it gets to those levels, it may be one you want to start looking at.
The upside for the Internet delivery model, the Cloud, all the back model that is being offered through this company is only going to get better. It is a very pricey stock. To get into it you would need a selloff, but if you are looking for more upside, he would look at Ali Baba (BABA-N). He thinks the space is going to become increasingly interesting as we move into the next phase of the economy, particularly under Trump. This is one to watch.
The fact that it has made all these vast investments in infrastructure, they have very little debt. They continue to grow like mad. Moving into India and internationally. They may not be making any money because they are reinvesting the money in growth. It is hard to find good management that is fearless. In 2006, they were using an incredible amount of computer power. Decided to overinvest in computers, and rent out computer space, and are now the largest Cloud computer company globally. (Analysts’ price target is $945.03.)