Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) - Stock Analysis

Last updated: Sep 6, 2026

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Bullish earnings and breakout momentum: Q2 revenue grew about 20% YoY to $200.6B, AWS growth was cited around 28%, and AI/data-center spending supports future growth. The stock broke out after 2026-07-29 and is up about 16.6% over 21 trading days.

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Idea window: 8/3/2026 – 8/10/2026Sector: Consumer Cyclical

AI Analyst Overview

Last Price
$256.78
Market Cap
$2.76T
1D Return
+1.94%
YTD Return
+11.25%

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Valuation Metrics

P/E
20.4
P/B
5.0
P/S
3.6
EV/EBITDA
11.4
Div Yield
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Fundamental Analysis

6.0

Key Financial Insights: • Strong Margins • Heavy Capex • Rising Debt AMZN delivers strong profitability and improving valuation, but heavy capital spending, negative quarterly free cash flow, and rising debt warrant monitoring.

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Price Behavior

5.0

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Persistent selling • Support holding • Volatile rebounds Support Level: $255–$256 Resistance Level: $262–$266 AMZN remains technically cautious last month, holding $255–$256 support but needing a sustained break above $262–$266 to improve momentum.

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Sentiment & News

7.0

Key News Insights: • AWS Profit Surge • AI Infrastructure • Cash Flow Pressure Amazon's accelerating AWS and AI-infrastructure expansion strengthens long-term growth, though elevated capex, cash-flow pressure, and valuation risks may drive near-term volatility.

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AI Summary

6.0
Neutral

Amazon is now an AI-infrastructure capital-allocation thesis: AWS's 37% growth and $496B backlog support major upside, but investors should require evidence that $128B+ capex converts into sustained positive free cash flow before adding exposure.

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AI summary updated 5 days ago

Description

Amazon.com, Inc. operates global online and physical retail stores and subscription services across three reporting segments: North America, International and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company sells its own merchandise and third‑party products, manufactures consumer devices and produces media, while also offering marketplace, creator-publishing, fulfillment, advertising and digital subscription services alongside cloud infrastructure and data services to a broad set of consumers, sellers, developers, enterprises and advertisers.

Idea History

DateCloseTickerCompanySummaryStatusP/L
Aug 3Aug 10AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.
Bullish earnings and breakout momentum: Q2 revenue grew about 20% YoY to $200.6B, AWS growth was cited around 28%, and AI/data-center spending supports future growth. The stock broke out after 2026-07-29 and is up about 16.6% over 21 trading days.
Closed-2.1%
Apr 17Apr 24AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.
Strong 21-day momentum of about +21.5% with multiple fresh catalysts in the recent news flow, including AWS/AT&T/Amazon Leo infrastructure work, Amazon Pharmacy GLP-1 expansion, One Medical updates, and an OpenAI partnership/investment announcement. Core execution remains strong with AWS reaccelerating to 20.2% growth and solid cash flow support.
Closed+5.4%
Feb 3Feb 10AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.
Amazon shows near-term growth potential driven by strong AWS AI infrastructure expansion, advertising growth, and operational improvements; positive market sentiment and upcoming earnings on Feb 5, 2026, support its short-term momentum.
Closed-13.3%
Jan 27Feb 3AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.
Amazon benefits from robust AWS growth (+20.2%), AI investments, and retail innovations, supported by stable profitability, although lack of explicit new catalysts and range-bound technicals advise a cautious hold until further earnings release on 2026-02-05 provides stronger near-term direction.
Closed-2.5%
Dec 1Dec 8AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.
Amazon’s Q3 2025 results showed 12-13% YoY revenue growth, AWS backlog of $200B, and robust AI and advertising initiatives. Strong fundamentals are coupled with positive retail seasonality and technical momentum, making it a compelling near-term growth idea supported by product innovation and sector tailwinds.
Closed-3.0%
Sep 8Sep 15AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.
Amazon posted strong Q2 results with 13% revenue growth and 31% operating income increase, fueled by Prime Day and AWS expansion; raised Q3 guidance; shares trade above the 21-day moving average with positive momentum, supported by diversified growth streams despite margin pressures.
Closed-1.9%
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