Amazon.com Stock News

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.

But for investors who piled into the mega-cap Magnificent Seven stocks, it was more of a mixed bag. Apple NASDAQ: AAPL, for example, finished the year with a less than 12% gain, trailing the S&P 500's 2025 gain of 17.49%.

Nvidia and TSMC are two market leaders with wide moats set to benefit from the continued AI infrastructure build-out. Alphabet has big advantages through its distribution edge and complete AI tech stack.

Mark Mahaney – a senior Evercore ISI analyst – has named his top internet stock picks for 2026, highlighting opportunities across both large-cap and small/mid-cap names. According to him, Amazon, Expedia, and Zillow are particularly strongly positioned for continued momentum in the coming year.

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.