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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.
Shares are in no-man's land and up less than 4% this year, but it will go higher in the future. It trades at 32x PE, and 29x forward, with 11% EPS growth for 2026, not cheap, but historically cheap. It has always been a high capex company, but not outrageously so. They put in 3-straight higher lows. One day it will break $238. Be ready for it.
The question was on adding to these companies. He likes them both. Amazon is a hybrid with its e-commerce side and web services. AWS controls about 30% of the world cloud services. Its valuation is reasonable with a low 30's P/E. Google has about 10% of the world cloud services and is trading at a mid 20's multiple. Had a good earnings report. There is lots of upside in both.
Not just about AWS, which proved this quarter that it's losing market share -- but who cares when the market's growing so fast? AWS is well positioned and it's the largest, adding tons of power and tons of chips.
Stock's up today because of a deal with OpenAI. Will distribute AI to the masses in a cost-effective way with good margins. On e-commerce, by far the best distributor of products in NA and is growing in other parts of the world -- margins have significantly expanded. Trades more cheaply than WMT, COST, and ORCL. No dividend.
They were derided for not spending enough on web services. Then, Amazon reported a strong quarter with web services growing from 17.5% to 20% off a much larger base than Microsoft, and a top and bottom line beat. Today, OpenAI signed a $38 billion deal with AWS to start using Nvidia GPU'S now. Shares jumped 11.9% the past week, including 4% today.
Would rather own Meta or Nvidia than Amazon, because the former have better multiples and earnings growth (for 2026). It's a wait-and-see, because it's only 11% EPS growth in 2026 and trades at nearly 30x PE vs. Meta at 22x and 21%, for instance.