Amazon

AMZN

Market cap $2.4T

Alphabet may be entering a new market. TSMC is the key chip provider in the AI arms race.

Shares of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) lost 1.38% over the past five trading sessions after losing 1.43% the five prior.

The consumer robot developer has been struggling for years amid fierce competition from abroad.

The S&P 500's median target price suggests the index will increase nearly 17% to 7,968 in the next year. Amazon, MercadoLibre, Circle Internet Group, and Pure Storage enjoy strong competitive positions.

Shares of e-commerce giant Amazon have dramatically lagged the overall market this year. The company's recent results, however, don't readily illustrate the direction Amazon is taking its businesses.

Stocks like BigBear.AI are ones to avoid, no matter how low the price falls. Palantir is a strong business, but it remains overvalued.

Spreading your money across different stocks is an essential element of a successful investment approach. Amazon has tailwinds as companies shift their spend to the cloud.

Shopify is growing by double digits because it offers the personal authenticity that Amazon can't. Still, Amazon has its place within the e-commerce arena.

Though roughly flat for the year, Amazon.com Inc. NASDAQ: AMZN is continuing to impress as it grinds higher into the final stretch of 2025. Shares closed around $230 on Wednesday, Dec. 10, up roughly 40% since April and maintaining the multi-month uptrend.

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