Amazon's stock has underperformed recently, but its core business shows strong growth, especially in AWS and advertising. AWS revenue rose 37% year-over-year with a large backlog, and advertising revenue grew 26%, both contributing to higher operating income. Despite a negative free cash flow due to heavy capital expenditures, Amazon's solid balance sheet and long-term contracts for AI data center capacity support a positive outlook. The market currently prices in near-term risks, but the company's growth potential and financial strength keep investors buying.
Despite recent underperformance, Amazon continues to attract buyers on Pluang, where 91% of order activity is to buy as of Sep 17, 2026 20:11 WIB. The stock price is USD 251.15, up 2.11% for the day, reflecting ongoing investor interest. With a market cap of $2.65 trillion, Amazon remains a major player in the consumer cyclical sector, holding steady between its 52-week low of $198.79 and high of $284.02.
Amazon is reportedly close to acquiring Decart, a small AI startup with about 100 employees, for around $7 billion. Decart develops software that accelerates AI models on various chips, including Nvidia's GPUs and Amazon's own Trainium chips, potenti...
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Investing $1,000 in Amazon at around $258.35 per share today could grow to approximately $1,927 by 2030, based on a base case scenario projecting a 15.54% annualized return. This growth hinges on Amazon's accelerating cloud business (AWS) and rapidly...
Alphabet and Amazon each plan to invest about $200 billion in AI data centers by 2026, but Alphabet is showing faster revenue growth from its spending. Google Cloud revenue surged 82% in Q2, outpacing Amazon Web Services' 37% growth, indicating Alpha...
Amazon's AWS segment is accelerating rapidly, with growth jumping from 20% in late 2025 to 37% in Q2 2026, generating $42.23 billion revenue at nearly 40% operating margin. The company also benefits from a strong advertising and retail business, with...
