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Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)

AI stock analysis · Internet Retail · Last analyzed Aug 18, 2026

Compass Score
3.0/5
Call
Hold
Price
$261.31
AI Target
$327.00 +25.1%
AI Analyst Summary

Amazon's investment thesis is anchored in the explosive profitability recovery of AWS and its high-margin advertising segment, which together drove 242% YoY EPS growth while revenue expanded nearly 20% — a rare combination of scale and acceleration. At just 21.1x trailing earnings, the market is not yet pricing in the full margin expansion runway as AWS re-accelerates and fulfillment costs continue to normalize. The primary risk is valuation sensitivity to any AWS growth deceleration or macro-driven pullback in cloud enterprise spending.

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Pe Trailing P/E: 21.1x | Forward P/E: 25.1x · 5.0/5
Trailing P/E of 21.1x is materially below the broader technology/internet retail sector median and is highly attractive given Amazon's scale and diversified earnings power across e-commerce, cloud, and advertising. The modest forward P/E expansion to 25.1x reflects investment cycles, not deterioration.
Peg PEG: 1.40 · 4.0/5
PEG of 1.40 is reasonable and well below the 2.0+ threshold that would signal overvaluation, especially given that 242% YoY earnings growth likely compresses this ratio further as the base normalizes. Growth durability across AWS and advertising supports the above-average score.
Analyst Rating Strong Buy consensus (1.3) · 5.0/5
Consensus rating of 1.3 on an inverted 1–5 scale reflects near-unanimous bullish conviction — 58 Buy ratings, 2 Hold, and 0 Sell out of 60 analysts. This is an exceptionally high-confidence signal with a large and statistically robust analyst base.
Earnings Trend EPS Growth YoY: +242.3% | Revenue Growth YoY: +19.6% · 5.0/5
Earnings growth of 242.3% YoY is exceptional, driven by AWS margin expansion, advertising revenue acceleration, and e-commerce profitability improvements. Revenue growth of 19.6% confirms this is not purely a base-effect story — top-line momentum is strong and broad-based.
Price Target Beat EPS Beat Rate: 3 of 4 quarters · 3.0/5
With only 4 quarters of data available, the beat rate of 3 of 4 is encouraging and maps to a neutral-to-positive score. Insufficient history to award a higher score, but the trend is directionally constructive.
Management Constructive — consistent execution across AWS, advertising, and cost discipline · 4.0/5
Management under Andy Jassy has demonstrated strong capital allocation discipline — aggressively rightsizing the cost structure post-2022 while accelerating AWS and advertising growth. Near-unanimous analyst Buy consensus and strong earnings beats signal high execution credibility, though limited long-run beat history keeps this just below a 5.
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