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We're raising our price target on Amazon after its all-around killer quarter

Cnbc · · 997 words · By Jeff Marks
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21 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Revenue increased 17% year over year to $181.52 billion, beating the consensus analyst estimate of $177.3 billion, according to LSEG data.”
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Two independent web sources (The Motley Fool and a corporate announcement summary) confirm the 17% year-over-year revenue increase to $181.52 billion and the LSEG consensus estimate of $177.3 billion.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — AliExpress (Chinese: 全球速卖通) is an online retail service based in China and owned by the Alibaba Group. Launched in 2010, it is made up of small businesses in China and other locations, such as Singapo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — FactSet Research Systems Inc., trading as FactSet, is an American financial data and software company headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. The company provides integrated data and sof…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FactSet
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russell Top 50 Index also known as the Russell Top 50 Mega Cap is a stock market index that measures the performance of the largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index. It includes approximately 5…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Top_50_Index
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“Earnings per share based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) increased 75% to $2.78, beating the $1.64 estimate, per LSEG.”
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The Motley Fool mentions the EPS surge to $2.78, but no other independent source in the provided evidence confirms the specific 75% increase or the $1.64 LSEG estimate.
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web search NEUTRAL — Amazon.com, Inc.[1] (doing business as Amazon) [a] is an American multinational technology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)
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web search NEUTRAL — Amazon Payment Products Amazon Visa Amazon Store Card Amazon Secured Card Amazon Business Card Shop with Points Credit Card Marketplace Reload Your Balance Gift Cards Amazon Currency Converter Let Us …
https://www.amazon.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — An Amazon Prime membership comes with much more than fast, free delivery. Check out the shopping, entertainment, healthcare, and grocery benefits, plus Prime Day updates available to members.
https://www.aboutamazon.com/what-we-do/prime
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“the results included pre-tax gains of $16.8 billion in non-operating income related to the company's investment in Anthropic.”
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The Motley Fool mentions a 'large gain from its investment in Anthropic', but the specific figure of $16.8 billion is not corroborated by other provided sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered, pay-as-you-go basis. Clie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Web_Services
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthropic is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco. It has developed a range of large language models (LLMs) named Claude and focuses on AI safety. Anthropic …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since January 2026, the United States Department of Defense has conflicted with the artificial intelligence company Anthropic over the use of its products for military purposes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic–United_States_Depart…
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“Operating income increased 30% year over year to $23.85 billion, beating the $20.82 billion consensus forecast.”
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One web search result explicitly confirms the 30% increase to $23.85 billion and the $20.82 billion forecast. However, another source (The Motley Fool) mentions a different operating income figure ($3.79 billion), suggesting the provided evidence is inconsistent or referring to different periods/segments.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amazon most often refers to: Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin Amazon (company), an American multinational technology company Amazon River, in South America Amazons, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amazon.com, Inc. (doing business as Amazon) is an American multinational technology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In Greek mythology, the Amazons (Ancient Greek: Ἀμαζόνες) were female warriors and hunters, known for their physical agility, strength, archery, riding skills, and the arts of combat. Their society wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazons
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“Amazon stock has come back to life, gaining roughly 26% in April to new all-time highs.”
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While sources mention Amazon hitting all-time highs, there is no specific evidence provided to confirm a 26% gain specifically in April 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AMZN/
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web search NEUTRAL — Shares of Amazon.com (AMZN 0.38%) jumped again on Tuesday, hitting a new all-time high. The stock was up about 5.3% as of 1:50 p.m. EDT.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/04/14/why-amazon-stock-j…
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web search NEUTRAL — View live Amazon.com, Inc. chart to track its stock's price action. Find market predictions, AMZN financials and market news.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/NASDAQ-AMZN/
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“sending shares up about 4% in after-hours trading.”
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No evidence in the provided search results confirms a 4% rise in after-hours trading following this specific report.
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web search NEUTRAL — Amazon.com, Inc.[1] (doing business as Amazon) [a] is an American multinational technology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)
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web search NEUTRAL — Amazon Payment Products Amazon Visa Amazon Store Card Amazon Secured Card Amazon Business Card Shop with Points Credit Card Marketplace Reload Your Balance Gift Cards Amazon Currency Converter Let Us …
https://www.amazon.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — An Amazon Prime membership comes with much more than fast, free delivery. Check out the shopping, entertainment, healthcare, and grocery benefits, plus Prime Day updates available to members.
https://www.aboutamazon.com/what-we-do/prime
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“Revenue growth at cloud unit Amazon Web Services (AWS) accelerated to 28.4%, from 23.6% last quarter, leading to revenue of $37.59 billion, beating estimates of $36.9 billion.”
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The provided evidence for AWS growth is contradictory or refers to different data. One source mentions 28% growth and $29.3 billion revenue, which contradicts the claim's $37.59 billion figure.
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web search NEUTRAL — Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered, pay-as-you-go basis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Web_Services
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web search NEUTRAL — Amazon saw a 37% increase in annual revenue in 2020.
https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/AMZN/amazon/revenu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Overall Amazon revenue rose 20%, to $63.4 billion. FactSet’s estimate from its poll of analysts was a profit of $5.56 per share on revenue of $62.52 billion. As a result of the shortfall, Amazon’s sha…
https://siliconangle.com/2019/07/25/partly-cloudy-aws-growth…
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“This was the business's fastest growth rate in 15 quarters.”
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Three independent sources (NewsBreak, a news headline, and a CEO announcement summary) all explicitly state that AWS growth was the fastest in 15 quarters.
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web search NEUTRAL — The first quarter of 2026 just dismantled that narrative. AWS generated $29.3 billion in revenue during the first three months of the year, a 28% increase from the same period in 2025 and the cloud di…
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-money-overview-380442759/46251…
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web search NEUTRAL — Amazon (AMZN) reported first quarter revenue and earnings per share that topped Wall Street estimates, with AWS posting its fastest growth in 15 quarters as the e-commerce giant continues its ...
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/article/amazon-…
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web search NEUTRAL — AWS has had its fastest growth in 15 quarters, Amazon's CEO reveals. Enterprise customers continue to increase investment as cloud modernization and AI use cases show measurable returns, with generati…
https://www.cxtoday.com/ai-automation-in-cx/aws-fastest-grow…
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“The company's portfolio of in-house chips, such as Graviton, Tranium, and Nitro, exceeded a $20 billion annual revenue run rate, up from more than $10 billion last quarter.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the $20 billion annual revenue run rate for in-house chips.
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“AWS recently secured multi-gigawatt partnerships with OpenAI and Anthropic to use Trainium chips.”
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“The AWS backlog closed the quarter at $364 billion, up from $244 billion in the fourth quarter.”
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“the recently announced deal with Anthropic, valued at over $100 billion.”
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“North America sales increased 12% to $104 billion, beating the consensus estimate by about $1.8 billion.”
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“Operating margins expanded 165 basis points over last year.”
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“In the International segment, revenue increased 19% year over year, beating the consensus estimate.”
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“Operating margins were up 55 basis points year over year.”
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“Amazon spent approximately $44.2 billion in the quarter, slightly above the consensus estimate of $43.95 billion.”
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“The company did not change its $200 billion capex guidance for the year.”
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“The company expects net sales to increase 16% to 19% year over year, to $194 billion to $199 billion.”
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“Second quarter operating income is expected to be between $20 billion and $24 billion.”
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“This guide includes a $1 billion year-over-year increase in costs associated with Amazon Leo , its low Earth orbit satellite network.”
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