Nvidia, Amazon, and Alphabet all have strong AI moats in different ways that give them an edge over the competition. Taiwan Semiconductor is the backbone of AI creation and is trading at an excellent price.
Wedbush Securities said 2026 is shaping up to be a decisive year for consumer internet companies, marked by a widening gap between winners and losers as investors assess artificial intelligence monetization, autonomous vehicle disruption, and sustained investment cycles across the sector. The firm wrote in a note that 2025 delivered solid performance for the group, with the analysts' coverage universe posting an average return of about 23%, compared with roughly 19% for the Nasdaq Index.
Mad Money host Jim Cramer doesn't yet appear ready to give up on shares of Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), even after lagging most of its peers in the Magnificent Seven basket.
In a year where the benchmark S&P 500 index managed to gain more than 17%, that flat performance could be alarming. Yet zooming out tells a more constructive story—Amazon is up more than 40% since April, has consistently beaten expectations each quarter, and continues to enjoy broad analyst support.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is emerging as one of the most popular stock picks among retail investors thanks to its cloud computing efforts.
Shares of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) gained 1.58% over the past five trading sessions after gaining 3.46% the five prior.
AMZN, CAH, LRN and EAT stand out with strong interest coverage ratios to help weather 2026's shifting market tides.
Amazon's stock trailed its ‘Magnificent Seven' counterparts in 2025. Growth in the company's cloud-computing, advertising and retail segments could spark a turnaround.
If you want a 2026 watchlist built around Wall Street's freshest momentum, start with the names on MarketBeat's Most Upgraded in 2025. Stocks on this list saw the most bullish analyst upgrades over the last year, and many have catalysts that could carry momentum forward into 2026.
Although they are among the world's most profitable companies, the immense spending on various AI investments from the hyperscalers in the Mag 7 has been scrutinized.
Amazon's (AMZN) late October earnings sent the Mag 7 stock to new all-time highs before falling 10% from that record. Shares now trade just over flat year-over-year, and as Rick Ducat points out, faces a key resistance level near the end of 2025.
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been a long-term winner, but it didn't give investors much to cheer about in 2025.