Meta and Googles AI Returns Slide, Piper Sandler Says Amazons Capital Discipline Sets It Apart
News Source : Yahoo Entertainment
News Summary
- Piper Sandler reiterated an Overweight rating on Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN ) with a $320.00 price target.
- Piper compared Amazon's ROIC to Meta and Alphabet, noting that it faces the least ROIC deterioration amongst the three.
- The bear case for Amazon lies in its ROIC, the figure Piper sees deteriorating the least amongst Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon.
- A projected 14% ROIC for Amazon is still below its average of 17%.
- If AWS capacity additions outpace demand, or even pricing competition intensifies, it could compress the company'sROIC even further.
As Big Tech continues to spend aggressively on artificial intelligence, one Wall Street firm believes there is a clear winner when it comes to return on invested capital (ROIC).
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