The next phase of the AI trade will depend on autonomous agents. These five stocks could lead the rally.
Sometime around Christmas, Sarah Burzio noticed that the holiday sales bump for her stationery business included some mysterious new customers: a flurry of orders from anonymous email addresses associated with Amazon.com Inc.
Anthropic reportedly plans to more than triple its annualized revenue—an estimate for full-year revenue—to $26 billion in 2026 from a goal of $9 billion in 2025. The company said it expects a boost in revenue from AI products for its enterprise customers, as more businesses increase their spending on AI tools and infrastructure, Reuters reported, citing two people familiar with the matter.
When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?
Here's what stands out immediately: Amazon stock experienced only a 5% increase in 2025, significantly lagging the S&P 500's return of over 16%. For a mega-cap technology stock that investors generally expect to outperform the market, this is quite a letdown.
Shares of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) gained 4.24% over the past five trading sessions after gaining 1.58% the five prior.
Despite sluggish 2025 performance, every major 2026 Wall Street 12-month price target for Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock rates AMZN shares as a ‘Buy,' and each forecasts at least a 15% a rally.
Wall Street analysts remain constructive on Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), with Bank of America Securities maintaining a bullish stance on the stock following recent developments in the company's artificial intelligence (AI) strategy.
A federal judge reportedly rejected Amazon's attempt to dismiss a price gouging lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik ruled Monday (Jan. 5) that the eCommerce giant's claims in seeking the dismissal were “unpersuasive,” Reuters reported Monday.
Amazon (AMZN) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.
For investors in Amazon ( NASDAQ:AMZN ), 2025 proved to be a lackluster year.
Analyst trends are a critical factor for investors to watch, as they lead investment dollars to and from individual stocks. Analysts' trends in the stocks on this list, which include tech stocks crucial to AI and the global data center industry, are bullish and strengthened in Q4 of calendar year 2025.