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Amazon.com, Inc.

Rising onWhy it's trendingStrong bullish X conversationBacked by solid revenue growth
$AMZN·$3.0T·Specialty Retail·Consumer Cyclical
$259.77-2.5%YTD+19.9%1Y+15.0%
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AMAMZN
$AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.
$259.77-2.50%6.1k posts+8%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $AMZN, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-30

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

AWS is turning into the primary US GPU landlord, and the equity is starting to price it that way.

Amazon runs the largest US cloud, one of the largest retailers, an ad business north of $50B, and a logistics network that is now getting fully automated. The interesting shift this quarter is that AWS has moved from 'a hyperscaler' to 'the hyperscaler picking up Nvidia's next 2M GPU order,' and the stock has begun to reflect it.

  • The AI-cloud tie-up is a hard commitment, not slideware: Nvidia's announcement that AWS will deploy an additional 2 million GPUs through Q2 FY29 gives Amazon a multi-year lock on the scarcest capacity in tech, and 1% data-center vacancy for the third year running is what turns that lock into pricing power.
  • The base business is huge and still working: Q1 came in at $181.5B of revenue on a 52% gross margin and $2.82 EPS, with the trailing four quarters averaging above 50% gross — this is a $600B+ retailer plus a >$100B cloud plus $50B+ of ads, all of it compounding rather than stalling.
  • The forward math still leaves room: analysts model ~$826B of revenue and $9.44 EPS this fiscal year, pinning the stock at roughly 28x forward — a full but not extreme number given Alexa's agentic push into purchase-intent, Project Tetromino automating delivery stations, and Peter Thiel's book allegedly going 28% AMZN.

The Oct 29 print is where AWS growth reacceleration and margin have to show up in numbers, not commentary; a soft AWS quarter, or evidence that Bezos's ongoing selling is dragging on with no offset, would put the recent breakout in question.

Agrees with X sentimentX's bullish read is well-anchored — the 2M-GPU AWS commitment, the Evercore target hike on Alexa's agentic evidence, and the sub-$300 accumulation framing all match the mechanics; the Bezos-selling frustration is real but hasn't structurally weighed on the tape.

What to watch: The Oct 29 Q3 print — AWS growth rate and operating margin, retail operating margin, and any incremental Alexa-agentic monetization language. A sub-consensus AWS number is the first thing that stalls the breakout.

On the calendar: 2026-10-29 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment182 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-30

The tone is confidently bullish, anchored to Evercore lifting its target to $355, AWS accelerating to 37% growth in Q2, and an expanded NVIDIA deal to deploy an additional 2M GPUs through fiscal 2029. Posters cite Peter Thiel's roughly 28% portfolio weighting, Project Tetromino warehouse automation, and Zoox robotaxis operating in Las Vegas. Insider selling from Bezos, Jassy and Garman surfaces as the main counterweight but does not dent the setup thesis.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Operates e-commerce marketplace, AWS cloud platform, and digital advertising, anchored by Prime subscription ecosystem.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Specialty Retail sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $AMZN.

Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical

Consumer discretionary spending patterns drive same-store sales; AI-enabled inventory management and personalization are differentiating omnichannel leaders. Back-to-school and holiday cadence are the near-term seasonality anchors.

What this means for $AMZN

Direct beneficiary — AI-native product or platform captures spend from the same capex cycle driving the industry; Operates e-commerce marketplace, AWS cloud platform, and digital advertising, anchored by Prime subscription ecosystem.

Top industry ETF

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
29.1How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
9.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
11.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-0.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.6Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
23.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
50.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.5Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 30, 2026$5.75$1.82+215.9%
Q1 2026Apr 29, 2026$2.78$1.63+70.6%
Q4 2025Feb 5, 2026$1.95$1.97-1.0%
Q3 2025Oct 30, 2025$1.95$1.57+24.2%
Next earningsThu, Oct 29·consensus EPS $1.96

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$181.5B+16.6%51.8%13.1%$2.82$-18.2B
Q4 FY25$213.4B+13.6%48.5%11.7%$1.98$14.9B
Q3 FY25$180.2B+13.4%50.8%9.7%$1.98$430.0M
Q2 FY25$167.7B+13.3%51.8%11.4%$1.71$332.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 46 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$825.6B$811.8B – $836.6B$9.44$8.08 – $10.0446
FY27$937.7B$902.8B – $984.9B$10.15$8.46 – $11.3146
FY28$1.08T$1.01T – $1.19T$13.27$10.04 – $17.1134
FY29$1.20T$1.15T – $1.26T$15.46$14.57 – $16.4131
FY30$1.34T$1.28T – $1.40T$18.82$17.73 – $19.9717

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.1×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.77%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+5.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+11.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 9.8B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.455-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 24David ZapolskyPresident9.3K sh$2.4MSellAug 21Andrew R JassyCEO20.0K sh$5.2MSellAug 21Matthew S GarmanCEO14.5K sh$3.8MSellAug 21Douglas J HerringtonCEO6.4K sh$1.6MSellAug 21David ZapolskyPresident6.2K sh$1.6MSellAug 21Brian T OlsavskyCFO6.2K sh$1.6MSellAug 21Shelley ReynoldsPresident2.3K sh$607KSellAug 17Douglas J HerringtonCEO3.7K sh$983KSellAug 3Douglas J HerringtonCEO1.0K sh$278KSellAug 3Jeffrey P BezosChair1.2M sh$346.5M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jul 8424B5
AI summary

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) issued $25 billion of senior unsecured notes in 8 tranches: $750M floating rate (SOFR+0.58%) due 2029; $3.5B at 4.600% due 2029; $4.25B at 4.800% due 2031; $3.0B at 5.100% due 2033; $4.5B at 5.300% due 2036; $2.75B at 6.000% due 2046; $4.0B at 6.100% due 2056; $2.25B at 6.250% due 2066. Notes are senior unsecured, not equity dilutive; no specific use of proceeds stated in the excerpt. A very large routine investment-grade debt financing by Amazon — non-dilutive to equity, consistent with Amazon's practice of long-duration debt capital markets access.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jul 7424B5
AI summary

Amazon.com, Inc. filed a preliminary 424B5 on July 7, 2026 for a multi-tranche debt offering: one floating rate note series (SOFR-linked) plus seven fixed-rate series at various maturities (specific amounts and coupons left blank in the preliminary). This is a large-scale unsecured debt offering off Amazon's existing S-3 shelf (No. 333-293246) — typical for Amazon's periodic large investment-grade bond issuances used for general corporate purposes, capital expenditures, and debt refinancing. The preliminary status means amounts and coupons are subject to final market pricing.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jun 10424B5
AI summary

Amazon.com, Inc. issued five tranches of Canadian-dollar senior unsecured notes totaling C$14 billion (~USD ~$10B): C$1.25B (3.400% due 2029), C$2.5B (3.700% due 2031), C$2.0B (4.000% due 2033), C$3.5B (4.350% due 2036), and C$4.75B (5.000% due 2056), settling June 12, 2026. Notes rank equally with Amazon's existing senior unsecured debt and are not exchange-listed. This is a very large Canadian-dollar debt capital markets transaction — non-dilutive to equity; scale and multi-tranche structure suggest proceeds fund Canadian operations or major capital projects.

8-KMaterial agreementJun 108-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

Amazon.com, Inc. entered into a $17.5 billion senior unsecured delayed draw term loan credit facility (DDTL) with Citibank N.A. as administrative agent on June 8, 2026, with commitments expiring September 30, 2026. Any drawn amounts mature three years from the draw date and bear SOFR- or base-rate-based interest. This is one of the largest DDTL facilities on record — the short commitment window suggests proceeds are earmarked for a specific near-term use such as a large acquisition or capital project.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jun 8424B5
AI summary

CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. (AMZN) filed a 424B5 prospectus supplement for an offering of senior notes. Proceeds are intended for general corporate purposes, which may include debt repayment, capital expenditures, or working capital. The 424B5 is a prospectus supplement filed under an existing shelf registration, allowing the company to offer securities on an accelerated timeline without a standalone registration statement.

8-KShareholder voteMay 228-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) filed an 8-K on May 20, 2026 disclosing annual shareholder meeting vote results (Item 5.07). Amazon is a Seattle-based e-commerce and cloud computing company listed on Nasdaq. Annual meeting vote results for a mega-cap company are routine governance disclosures and are not expected to be material to operations.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 243
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for AMZN on 2026-04-24, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 148-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

AMZN filed an 8-K Item 7.01 (Reg FD) disclosure dated 2026-04-14. Reg FD disclosures make material information simultaneously available to all investors; content may include guidance updates, strategic plans, or preliminary results.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

What Are Hyperscalers? The 3 Cloud Giants Powering AI's Next Decadefool.com·1d agoAmazon Has Badly Underperformed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 Since Jeff Bezos Stepped Down as CEO. Could Apple Do the Same Starting Sept.fool.com·2d agoIs This the Single Best Reason to Buy Amazon Stock Right Now?fool.com·2d agoColumbia Asset Management Sells 3,916 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZNdefenseworld.net·2d agoCordoba Advisory Partners LLC Buys 2,444 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZNdefenseworld.net·2d ago

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