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Amazon is the leading online retailer and marketplace for third party sellers. Retail related revenue represents approximately 75% of total, followed by Amazon Web Services' cloud computing, storage, database, and other offerings (15%), advertising services (5% to 10%), and other the remainder. International segments constitute 25% to 30% of Amazon's non-AWS sales, led by Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan.

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In today's rapidly changing and highly competitive business world, it is vital for investors and industry enthusiasts to carefully assess companies. In this article, we will perform a comprehensive industry comparison, evaluating Amazon.com (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) against its key competitors in the Broadline Retail industry. By analyzing important financial metrics, market position, and growth prospects, we aim to provide valuable insights for investors and shed light on company's performance within the industry.
<h3>Amazon.com Background</h3>
Amazon is the leading online retailer and marketplace for third party sellers. Retail related revenue represents approximately 75% of total, followed by Amazon Web Services' cloud computing, storage, database, and other offerings (15%), advertising services (5% to 10%), and other the remainder. International segments constitute 25% to 30% of Amazon's non-AWS sales, led by Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
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<th>P/E</th>
<th>P/B</th>
<th>P/S</th>
<th>ROE</th>
<th>EBITDA (in billions)</th>
<th>Gross Profit (in billions)</th>
<th>Revenue Growth</th>
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<td>Amazon.com Inc</td>
<td>36.35</td>
<td>7.75</td>
<td>3.69</td>
<td>5.79%</td>
<td>$36.48</td>
<td>$78.69</td>
<td>8.62%</td>
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<td>Alibaba Group Holding Ltd</td>
<td>15.48</td>
<td>1.96</td>
<td>2.01</td>
<td>1.23%</td>
<td>$21.8</td>
<td>$90.83</td>
<td>6.57%</td>
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<td>PDD Holdings Inc</td>
<td>11.25</td>
<td>3.24</td>
<td>2.77</td>
<td>4.59%</td>
<td>$16.09</td>
<td>$54.73</td>
<td>10.21%</td>
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<td>MercadoLibre Inc</td>
<td>59.17</td>
<td>24.37</td>
<td>5.45</td>
<td>10.56%</td>
<td>$0.92</td>
<td>$2.77</td>
<td>36.97%</td>
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<td>Coupang Inc</td>
<td>223</td>
<td>12.97</td>
<td>1.84</td>
<td>2.53%</td>
<td>$0.36</td>
<td>$2.32</td>
<td>11.16%</td>
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<td>JD.com Inc</td>
<td>7.69</td>
<td>1.40</td>
<td>0.29</td>
<td>4.6%</td>
<td>$14.27</td>
<td>$47.85</td>
<td>15.78%</td>
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<td>eBay Inc</td>
<td>18.49</td>
<td>7.16</td>
<td>3.66</td>
<td>9.95%</td>
<td>$0.77</td>
<td>$1.86</td>
<td>1.13%</td>
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<td>Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc</td>
<td>39.18</td>
<td>4.52</td>
<td>3.36</td>
<td>2.78%</td>
<td>$0.07</td>
<td>$0.24</td>
<td>13.35%</td>
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<td>Vipshop Holdings Ltd</td>
<td>7.80</td>
<td>1.39</td>
<td>0.54</td>
<td>4.85%</td>
<td>$2.45</td>
<td>$6.08</td>
<td>-4.98%</td>
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<td>Dillard's Inc</td>
<td>12.21</td>
<td>3.71</td>
<td>1.08</td>
<td>8.97%</td>
<td>$0.26</td>
<td>$0.69</td>
<td>-1.64%</td>
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<td>MINISO Group Holding Ltd</td>
<td>16.14</td>
<td>3.66</td>
<td>2.23</td>
<td>3.98%</td>
<td>$0.65</td>
<td>$1.96</td>
<td>18.89%</td>
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<td>Macy's Inc</td>
<td>6.09</td>
<td>0.74</td>
<td>0.15</td>
<td>0.84%</td>
<td>$0.31</td>
<td>$2.0</td>
<td>-4.14%</td>
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<td>Savers Value Village Inc</td>
<td>70.71</td>
<td>3.71</td>
<td>1.06</td>
<td>-1.13%</td>
<td>$0.03</td>
<td>$0.2</td>
<td>4.51%</td>
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<td>Kohl's Corp</td>
<td>8.61</td>
<td>0.28</td>
<td>0.07</td>
<td>-0.4%</td>
<td>$0.23</td>
<td>$1.4</td>
<td>-4.41%</td>
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<td>Hour Loop Inc</td>
<td>168</td>
<td>10.16</td>
<td>0.42</td>
<td>11.93%</td>
<td>$0.0</td>
<td>$0.01</td>
<td>4.68%</td>
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<td>Average</td>
<td>47.42</td>
<td>5.66</td>
<td>1.78</td>
<td>4.66%</td>
<td>$4.16</td>
<td>$15.21</td>
<td>7.72%</td>
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 </style>Through a meticulous analysis of Amazon.com, we can observe the following trends: 
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The stock's Price to Earnings ratio of 36.35 is lower than the industry average by 0.77x, suggesting potential value in the eyes of market participants.
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The elevated Price to Book ratio of 7.75 relative to the industry average by 1.37x suggests company might be overvalued based on its book value.
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With a relatively high Price to Sales ratio of 3.69, which is 2.07x the industry average, the stock might be considered overvalued based on sales performance.
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The Return on Equity (ROE) of 5.79% is 1.13% above the industry average, highlighting efficient use of equity to generate profits.
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The Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) of $36.48 Billion is 8.77x above the industry average, highlighting stronger profitability and robust cash flow generation.
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Compared to its industry, the company has higher gross profit of $78.69 Billion, which indicates 5.17x above the industry average, indicating stronger profitability and higher earnings from its core operations.
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With a revenue growth of 8.62%, which surpasses the industry average of 7.72%, the company is demonstrating robust sales expansion and gaining market share.
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<h3>Debt To Equity Ratio</h3>
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The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio is a key indicator of a company's financial health and its reliance on debt financing.
Considering the debt-to-equity ratio in industry comparisons allows for a concise evaluation of a company's financial health and risk profile, aiding in informed decision-making.
In light of the Debt-to-Equity ratio, a comparison between Amazon.com and its top 4 peers reveals the following information:
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When considering the debt-to-equity ratio, Amazon.com exhibits a stronger financial position compared to its top 4 peers.
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This indicates that the company has a favorable balance between debt and equity, with a lower debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, which can be perceived as a positive aspect by investors.
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<h3>Key Takeaways</h3>
For Amazon.com in the Broadline Retail industry, the PE ratio is low compared to peers, indicating potential undervaluation. The PB and PS ratios are high, suggesting strong market sentiment and revenue multiples. In terms of ROE, EBITDA, gross profit, and revenue growth, Amazon.com outperforms its industry peers, reflecting strong profitability and growth potential.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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Tech bull Daniel Ives has listed his top five picks for the second half of 2025, reiterating that the &#8220;golden age of tech&#8221; was here with the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution to the fore.
What Happened: According to an X post by Dan Ives, Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>), and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) are his top five picks for the second half of 2025.
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Highlighting that only 4% of all the U.S. enterprises have spent on AI, Ives underscored that he sees a capital expenditure &#8220;explosion&#8221; by firms on AI, equating it to a &#8220;fourth industrial revolution,&#8221; in a conversation <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/07/16/wedbushs-dan-ives-says-wall-street-is-underestimating-ai-driven-growth.html?__source=sharebar&#x7C;twitter&amp;par=sharebar">with</a> CNBC. 
Drawing an analogy to a party, he said that the AI party was still nascent. &#8220;It was 9:00 p.m., it&#8217;s now 10:00 p.m., and it goes to 4:00 a.m., and that&#8217;s why I believe that you buy these stocks, and I think Q2 is going to be a start golden age of tech stocks.&#8221;
Ives also said that the second quarter is going to be a &#8220;very bullish tech earnings season,&#8221; as the use cases of AI explode, which is bullish for software and hyperscaler firms. He also sees Microsoft reaching a $5 trillion market cap along with Nvidia in the next 18 months.
Apart from his top five picks, Ives also restated his bullishness on <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46400448/dan-ives-bets-on-cybersecurity-as-biggest-subsector-in-tech-for-2025-expects-strong-q2-earnings-from-crowdstrike-zscaler-palo-alto-check-point">cybersecurity as the top subsector</a> within technology. According to him, as the world moves toward using cloud services for storing data, strong cybersecurity services become imperative for the protection of data. 
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What Happened: Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Wednesday unveiled the Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, a customizable service that allows businesses to create a network of interconnected AI agents. These agents can perform tasks such as data analysis and coding, freeing up human employees to focus on more creative and strategic work, <a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/07/16/2025/amazon-launches-ai-agent-building-platform-for-businesses-to-help-boost-productivity">reported</a> Semafor.
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Deepak Singh, vice president of developer agents and experiences, described AgentCore as a significant step towards the widespread adoption of agentic AI, likening its potential to that of the internet.
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At the New York event, Amazon also introduced a dashboard for employers to monitor agent performance and a marketplace for developers to buy and sell agents.
Why It Matters: Amazon&#8217;s new platform is the latest in a series of moves by the company to solidify its position in the AI space.
In June, Amazon launched a new team within its consumer R&amp;D division to focus on <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/45783322/amazon-launches-new-agentic-ai-group-to-boost-robotics-enhance-user-interactions">agentic artificial intelligence</a>. In July, the company unveiled <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46342110/amazon-unveils-powerful-new-ai-servers-to-support-nvidias-most-advanced-chips">powerful new AI servers</a> to support Nvidia Corp.&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) most advanced chips.
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What Happened: The ruling upholds a lower court decision that dismissed all charges against Lee involving the $8 billion merger between Samsung C&amp;T and Cheil Industries, reported Reuters.
Prosecutors had alleged the deal was orchestrated to solidify Lee's control over Samsung Group following his father's incapacitation in 2014.
Lee's legal team welcomed the outcome, stating that the court confirmed the legality of the merger. The Korea Enterprises Federation also praised the verdict, calling it a stabilizing move for South Korea's economy, the report added.
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Samsung Electronics shares jumped 3.1% following the decision, outperforming the broader KOSPI index. Analysts also cited a downgrade of rival SK Hynix by Goldman Sachs as a factor in the stock movement, the report added.
Why It's Important: Samsung, which warned of a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46288786/us-export-bans-and-nvidia-supply-issues-crush-samsung-chip-profits-hopes-rest-on-ultra-thin-foldables-smartwatches-and-possible-xr-debut-at-galaxy-unpacked-event">56% drop in the second-quarter</a> operating profit, is under pressure to regain momentum in AI chip development and revive its struggling semiconductor division.
In 2024, during his two-week trip to the U.S., Lee held meetings with Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon.com Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) Andy Jassy and Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QCOM#NASDAQ">QCOM</a>) CEO Cristiano Amon.
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What Happened: The program offers each selected startup $200,000 in AWS cloud computing credits and six months of technical support from both companies&#8217; engineers. AWS Vice President Jon Jones <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/16/tech/meta-aws-llama-ai-startups-partnership">told</a> CNN the initiative aims to &#8220;empower founders to build transformative AI using Llama models,&#8221; with applications opening this summer.
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The company hired OpenAI researchers Jason Wei and Hyung Won Chung for its AI lab, following Zuckerberg&#8217;s strategy to make Llama the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46434602/mark-zuckerbergs-meta-poaches-top-openai-researchers-jason-wei-and-hyung-won-chung-for-its-superintelligence-lab-report">industry standard for AI development</a>.
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The partnership highlights the industry&#8217;s fundamental divide between open-source and closed-source AI models. While OpenAI&#8217;s ChatGPT and Anthropic&#8217;s Claude remain proprietary, Meta&#8217;s Llama provides free access to its underlying code. Zuckerberg argues open-source AI is &#8220;necessary for a positive AI future&#8221; and will democratize the technology&#8217;s benefits.
Why It Matters: AWS customers already use Llama for financial technology tools and customer relationship management systems for auto dealerships. The initiative could generate long-term revenue for Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) if startups continue using AWS services beyond the six-month program.
The timing coincides with Meta facing an $8 billion <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/legal/25/07/46458910/meta-shareholders-sue-mark-zuckerberg-peter-thiel-for-8-billion-over-privacy-violations-linked-to-cambridge-analytica-scandal">shareholder lawsuit over</a> Cambridge Analytica privacy violations and intense competition from ByteDance&#8217;s Swan mixed reality goggles. Meta has invested $16 billion in Reality Labs and plans additional data center <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46425393/metas-metaverse-dreams-tested-by-new-bytedance-swan-goggles">investments to support its AI ambitions.</a>
&#8220;Startups are some of the most creative forces in tech,&#8221; said Ash Jhaveri, Meta&#8217;s vice president of AI partnerships. The program will select participants based on their technical capabilities and potential solution impact.
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Amazon.com's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NYSE">AMZN</a>) short percent of float has risen 13.64% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 70.66 million shares sold short, which is 0.75% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 1.37 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
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<h3>Amazon.com Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1752674420_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Amazon.com has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Amazon.com's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Amazon.com's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 10.94%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

Short Sellers

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What's Driving the Market Sentiment Around Amazon.com?

Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Deepak Mathivanan maintains Amazon.com (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $240 to $260.

Price Target

Analyst Ratings

Cantor Fitzgerald Maintains Overweight on Amazon.com, Raises Price Target to $260

When <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech">three of tech</a>'s most iconic CEOs start cashing out, you've got to wonder &#8211; are they just diversifying, or do they see something the rest of us don't?
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Bezos' Billion-Dollar Dump: Just Another Tuesday?</h2>
Jeff Bezos filed to sell 6.7 million Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) shares worth a cool $1.5 billion. It's part of a pre-scheduled plan, sure—but even so, that's not pocket change. Yet Amazon stock barely flinched. Investors seem to be taking the "no surprise here" route, brushing it off as routine. But the timing has sparked fresh curiosity: why now?
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Huang's Nvidia Fire Sale As It Hits Record Highs</h2>
Jensen Huang has been offloading Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) shares with surgical precision, selling $36.4 million between July 8 and July 10 alone and $152 million since June. But here's the kicker: Nvidia stock jumped 4.47% pre-market on July 15, hitting a fresh all-time high of $171.19.
Why? A green light from the U.S. to resume <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46421404/nvidias-h20-china-play-cramers-huge-call-ignites-a-15-billion-ai-bonanza">H20 chip sales to China</a>. With a $4 trillion market cap, Nvidia's got momentum—but Huang's steady unloading raises eyebrows.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Cook's Calm Trim: Quiet But Calculated</h2>
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) CEO Tim Cook also joined the party, selling $50.4 million worth of shares earlier this month. The stock barely reacted, dipping just 0.5% to $231.40 by July 15.
Analysts, including Wedbush, are still bullish, citing AI momentum and Apple's massive $110 billion buyback. However, Cook's timing is curious nonetheless.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Just Profit-Taking Or A Warning Sign?</h2>
These aren't random retail traders. Bezos, Huang and Cook know their companies better than anyone. Sure, the sales are pre-planned and fundamentals are strong. However, with all three offloading millions, it raises a question: are they simply cashing in on the highs, or do they foresee turbulence ahead?
One thing is clear: Wall Street is not panicking&#8230;yet.
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Bezos, Huang, Cook Hit Sell—What Do They Know That Wall Street Doesn't?

Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp.&#8217;s (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) co-founder and chairman, has <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/06/45919978/larry-ellison-overtakes-jeff-bezos-mark-zuckerberg-to-become-worlds-second-richest-amid-oracles-watershed-moment">once again</a> overtaken Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) CEO Mark Zuckerberg to become the world's second-richest person. This is despite them both having $251 billion net worth.
What Happened: According to Bloomberg's Billionaire <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/">Index</a>, Ellison and Zuckerberg are tied at $251 billion, but because Ellison has gained $59 billion this year while the Meta CEO is up $43.4 billion, the Oracle co-founder might have placed above.
This ranks him just after Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who remains the world's richest person at $358 billion.
Others in the top five wealthiest individuals list are Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) founder Jeff Bezos and former Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) CEO Steve Ballmer, with net worths of $247 billion and $174 billion, respectively.&nbsp;
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Why It&#8217;s Important: Ellison's wealth, more than 80% of which is tied to Oracle stock and options, soared as Oracle shares climbed 47.27% in the last six months, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-15/ellison-overtakes-zuckerberg-as-world-s-second-richest-person">reported </a>Bloomberg.
The rally followed news on Tuesday that the U.S. government would <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46409079/nvidia-growth-estimates-get-10-boost-as-us-lifts-china-chip-export-curbs-gene-munster-predicts-30-35-growth-for-2026">ease export restrictions</a>, allowing chipmakers like Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>) to resume selling some semiconductors to China.
Oracle, which relies on high-end chips for its cloud and AI infrastructure, was among the top beneficiaries of the policy shift with a gain of 2.48% during Tuesday's regular trading session, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a>.
The company has also inked <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/03/44188361/nvidia-powers-openai-and-oracles-100-billion-stargate-first-ai-data-center-set-to-launch-in-texas">multibillion-dollar cloud deals</a> and ramped up partnerships with firms including OpenAI and SoftBank Group (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFTBF#OTC">SFTBF</a>) (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFTBY#OTC">SFTBY</a>) as part of its Stargate initiative.
Oracle's stock has also nearly tripled since OpenAI released ChatGPT in November 2022, the report said.
According to Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings, Oracle is demonstrating strong positive momentum in the short, medium and long term. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound'">Additional performance insights are available here</a>.
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Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RIVN#NASDAQ">RIVN</a>) ownership looks different going forward as <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/21/11/24042127/5-things-you-might-not-know-about-rivian-founder-rj-scaringe">the company's founder </a>RJ Scaringe had to transfer part of his stake in the electric vehicle company as part of a divorce settlement.
What Happened: Ahead of the<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/07/39911412/rivian-reports-well-over-100k-r2-reservations-ahead-of-2026-launch"> highly anticipated launch</a> of the R2 vehicle for Rivian, the company's CEO has transferred around four million shares and six million options in the company's stock to his ex-wife Meagan Scaringe.
The transfer was reported in a regulatory <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1891517/000189151725000003/xslF345X05/wk-form4_1752271215.xml">filing</a>, as shared by <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/14/rivian-ceo-rj-scaringes-voting-control-slips-following-divorce-settlement/">TechCrunch</a>. Based on current values, the stock and options sent to his ex-wife are worth around $130 million.
Scaringe owned over 15 million shares of Rivian Class A stock back in April, alongside around 8 million Class B voting shares.
With the transfer of stock and options, Scaringe now owns around 2% of the electric vehicle company and has around 4% of voting power in the company. This marks the lowest voting power Scaringe has had in the company since it went public in 2021.
Scaringe's voting power was 7.6% earlier this year and was over 9% back in 2022.
"RJ and Meagan finalized their divorce. They will continue to prioritize co-parenting their children," a Rivian spokesperson told TechCrunch.
As Scaringe's ownership stake falls, Volkswagen is now one of the largest shareholders in the company, thanks to a joint venture. Volkswagen owns 12.3% of Rivian, according to the report. Early investor and partner Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) owns 14.2% of the company and has the most significant voting power at 13.3%.
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/F#NYSE">F</a>), which was <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/21/11/23960068/how-ford-beat-gm-to-an-investment-in-rivian">previously a large shareholder</a> in Rivian, has mostly sold its stake in the company.
While Scaringe's voting power in the company has decreased, the fact that he owned 9.2% in 2022, after the company's IPO, is significantly smaller than the voting power many CEOs who are founders in their companies have.
Scaringe's stake in the company could rise in the future if he exercises options and restricted stock units.
The Scaringes were married in 2014, five years after Scaringe founded Rivian.
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Why It's Important: The divorces of company CEOs and co-founders typically have no material impact on the business, but can affect the ownership structure and control going forward.
Scaringe's lower ownership stake and voting power could, of course, become a factor down the road if any company approached Rivian as an acquisition target.
Until then, Scaringe&#8217;s ownership will decrease as a result of a divorce, similar to what has happened to other company founders, such as Jeff Bezos (Amazon) and Bill Gates (Microsoft).
In 2019, Bezos and MacKenzie Scott were divorced. The break-up saw Scott<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/entertainment/25/06/46107000/jeff-bezos-first-marriage-ended-in-a-38-billion-divorce-now-as-the-amazon-founder-plans-to-marry-lauren-sanchez-hes-reportedly-ring-fencing-his-233-billion-fortune"> receive 400 million shares</a> in Amazon, lowering the stake of the company's founder. Scott has sold portions of her Amazon stake over the years to help fund philanthropic efforts.
Bezos, who serves as Executive Chairman of Amazon, has also<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/large-cap/25/07/46212089/jeff-bezos-sells-737-million-worth-of-amazon-stock-just-days-after-lavish-venetian-wedding"> been selling portions</a> of his Amazon stock in recent months.
Another highly publicized divorce, given the wealth of the parties involved, was the 2021 divorce of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. The divorce resulted in Melinda receiving a portion of the Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) stock owned by her husband.
A portion of Gates' ownership in Microsoft was also transferred to the Gates Foundation, the philanthropic organization co-founded by the former partners.
Melinda also received portions of stock owned by Cascade Investments, the investment portfolio owned by Gates. This included<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/21/05/21041886/divorce-asset-split-starts-melinda-gates-now-owns-stakes-in-these-4-stocks"> stock in companies </a>like AutoNation, Canadian National Railway, Grupo Televisa and Coca-Cola Femsa.
RIVN Price Action: Rivian stock is down 0.5% to $12.69 on Tuesday versus a 52-week trading range of $9.50 to $18.49. Rivian stock is down 4.2% year-to-date in 2025.
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RIVN

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Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Amazon.com. Our analysis of options history for Amazon.com (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) revealed 51 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 47% of traders were bullish, while 41% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 4 were puts, with a value of $329,595, and 47 were calls, valued at $3,849,839.
<h3>Expected Price Movements</h3>
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $105.0 to $280.0 for Amazon.com during the past quarter. 
<h3>Analyzing Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Amazon.com's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Amazon.com's whale activity within a strike price range from $105.0 to $280.0 in the last 30 days. 
<h3>Amazon.com Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1752595249_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Biggest Options Spotted:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>AMZN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$34.45</td>
<td>$34.35</td>
<td>$34.45</td>
<td>$240.00</td>
<td>$409.9K</td>
<td>2.1K</td>
<td>121</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMZN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$2.05</td>
<td>$2.02</td>
<td>$2.03</td>
<td>$227.50</td>
<td>$394.3K</td>
<td>14.5K</td>
<td>11.9K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMZN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>07/25/25</td>
<td>$1.62</td>
<td>$1.61</td>
<td>$1.62</td>
<td>$232.50</td>
<td>$196.9K</td>
<td>3.3K</td>
<td>2.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMZN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>06/17/27</td>
<td>$94.75</td>
<td>$94.0</td>
<td>$94.75</td>
<td>$150.00</td>
<td>$189.6K</td>
<td>301</td>
<td>23</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMZN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/20/26</td>
<td>$36.0</td>
<td>$35.9</td>
<td>$36.0</td>
<td>$210.00</td>
<td>$172.8K</td>
<td>6.6K</td>
<td>525</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Amazon.com</h3>
Amazon is the leading online retailer and marketplace for third party sellers. Retail related revenue represents approximately 75% of total, followed by Amazon Web Services' cloud computing, storage, database, and other offerings (15%), advertising services (5% to 10%), and other the remainder. International segments constitute 25% to 30% of Amazon's non-AWS sales, led by Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
In light of the recent options history for Amazon.com, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
<h3>Present Market Standing of Amazon.com</h3>
<ul>
<li>Trading volume stands at 14,218,460, with AMZN's price up by 0.41%, positioned at $226.61.</li>
<li>RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought.</li>
<li>Earnings announcement expected in 16 days.</li>
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<h3>Professional Analyst Ratings for Amazon.com</h3>
A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $245.6.
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&#x2A; An analyst from Telsey Advisory Group persists with their Outperform rating on Amazon.com, maintaining a target price of $235. 
&#x2A; Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Oppenheimer keeps a Outperform rating on Amazon.com with a target price of $250. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Roth Capital continues to hold a Buy rating for Amazon.com, targeting a price of $250. 
&#x2A; An analyst from JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $255. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $238. 
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Amazon.com's Options: A Look at What the Big Money is Thinking

In today's rapidly evolving and fiercely competitive business landscape, it is crucial for investors and industry analysts to conduct comprehensive company evaluations. In this article, we will undertake an in-depth industry comparison, assessing Amazon.com (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) alongside its primary competitors in the Broadline Retail industry. By meticulously examining crucial financial indicators, market positioning, and growth potential, we aim to provide valuable insights to investors and shed light on company's performance within the industry.
<h3>Amazon.com Background</h3>
Amazon is the leading online retailer and marketplace for third party sellers. Retail related revenue represents approximately 75% of total, followed by Amazon Web Services' cloud computing, storage, database, and other offerings (15%), advertising services (5% to 10%), and other the remainder. International segments constitute 25% to 30% of Amazon's non-AWS sales, led by Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
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<tr>
<th>Company</th>
<th>P/E</th>
<th>P/B</th>
<th>P/S</th>
<th>ROE</th>
<th>EBITDA (in billions)</th>
<th>Gross Profit (in billions)</th>
<th>Revenue Growth</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Amazon.com Inc</td>
<td>36.76</td>
<td>7.83</td>
<td>3.73</td>
<td>5.79%</td>
<td>$36.48</td>
<td>$78.69</td>
<td>8.62%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Alibaba Group Holding Ltd</td>
<td>14.47</td>
<td>1.83</td>
<td>1.88</td>
<td>1.23%</td>
<td>$21.8</td>
<td>$90.83</td>
<td>6.57%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PDD Holdings Inc</td>
<td>10.96</td>
<td>3.16</td>
<td>2.70</td>
<td>4.59%</td>
<td>$16.09</td>
<td>$54.73</td>
<td>10.21%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MercadoLibre Inc</td>
<td>58.55</td>
<td>24.12</td>
<td>5.39</td>
<td>10.56%</td>
<td>$0.92</td>
<td>$2.77</td>
<td>36.97%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Coupang Inc</td>
<td>218.64</td>
<td>12.71</td>
<td>1.81</td>
<td>2.53%</td>
<td>$0.36</td>
<td>$2.32</td>
<td>11.16%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>JD.com Inc</td>
<td>7.48</td>
<td>1.36</td>
<td>0.28</td>
<td>4.6%</td>
<td>$14.27</td>
<td>$47.85</td>
<td>15.78%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>eBay Inc</td>
<td>18.66</td>
<td>7.23</td>
<td>3.69</td>
<td>9.95%</td>
<td>$0.77</td>
<td>$1.86</td>
<td>1.13%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc</td>
<td>39.46</td>
<td>4.55</td>
<td>3.39</td>
<td>2.78%</td>
<td>$0.07</td>
<td>$0.24</td>
<td>13.35%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Vipshop Holdings Ltd</td>
<td>7.79</td>
<td>1.39</td>
<td>0.54</td>
<td>4.85%</td>
<td>$2.45</td>
<td>$6.08</td>
<td>-4.98%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dillard's Inc</td>
<td>12.16</td>
<td>3.70</td>
<td>1.07</td>
<td>8.97%</td>
<td>$0.26</td>
<td>$0.69</td>
<td>-1.64%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MINISO Group Holding Ltd</td>
<td>16.28</td>
<td>3.69</td>
<td>2.25</td>
<td>3.98%</td>
<td>$0.65</td>
<td>$1.96</td>
<td>18.89%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Macy's Inc</td>
<td>6.30</td>
<td>0.76</td>
<td>0.15</td>
<td>0.84%</td>
<td>$0.31</td>
<td>$2.0</td>
<td>-4.14%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Savers Value Village Inc</td>
<td>73.79</td>
<td>3.87</td>
<td>1.10</td>
<td>-1.13%</td>
<td>$0.03</td>
<td>$0.2</td>
<td>4.51%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kohl's Corp</td>
<td>8.91</td>
<td>0.29</td>
<td>0.07</td>
<td>-0.4%</td>
<td>$0.23</td>
<td>$1.4</td>
<td>-4.41%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Hour Loop Inc</td>
<td>166</td>
<td>10.04</td>
<td>0.42</td>
<td>11.93%</td>
<td>$0.0</td>
<td>$0.01</td>
<td>4.68%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Average</td>
<td>47.1</td>
<td>5.62</td>
<td>1.77</td>
<td>4.66%</td>
<td>$4.16</td>
<td>$15.21</td>
<td>7.72%</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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 </style>By conducting a comprehensive analysis of Amazon.com, the following trends become evident: 
<ul>
<li>
With a Price to Earnings ratio of 36.76, which is 0.78x less than the industry average, the stock shows potential for growth at a reasonable price, making it an interesting consideration for market participants.
</li>
<li>
The elevated Price to Book ratio of 7.83 relative to the industry average by 1.39x suggests company might be overvalued based on its book value.
</li>
<li>
The stock's relatively high Price to Sales ratio of 3.73, surpassing the industry average by 2.11x, may indicate an aspect of overvaluation in terms of sales performance.
</li>
<li>
The company has a higher Return on Equity (ROE) of 5.79%, which is 1.13% above the industry average. This suggests efficient use of equity to generate profits and demonstrates profitability and growth potential.
</li>
<li>
The company has higher Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) of $36.48 Billion, which is 8.77x above the industry average, indicating stronger profitability and robust cash flow generation.
</li>
<li>
The gross profit of $78.69 Billion is 5.17x above that of its industry, highlighting stronger profitability and higher earnings from its core operations.
</li>
<li>
With a revenue growth of 8.62%, which surpasses the industry average of 7.72%, the company is demonstrating robust sales expansion and gaining market share.
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Debt To Equity Ratio</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1752591648_0.png" alt="debt to equity" />
The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio measures the financial leverage of a company by evaluating its debt relative to its equity.
Considering the debt-to-equity ratio in industry comparisons allows for a concise evaluation of a company's financial health and risk profile, aiding in informed decision-making.
In terms of the Debt-to-Equity ratio, Amazon.com stands in comparison with its top 4 peers, leading to the following comparisons:
<ul>
<li>
Among its top 4 peers, Amazon.com has a stronger financial position with a lower debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44.
</li>
<li>
This indicates that the company relies less on debt financing and maintains a more favorable balance between debt and equity, which can be viewed positively by investors.
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Key Takeaways</h3>
For Amazon.com, the PE ratio is low compared to its peers in the Broadline Retail industry, indicating potential undervaluation. The high PB and PS ratios suggest that the market values the company's assets and sales highly. Amazon.com's high ROE, EBITDA, gross profit, and revenue growth reflect strong financial performance relative to industry competitors. Overall, Amazon.com appears to be well-positioned in the Broadline Retail sector based on these valuation metrics.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

Evaluating Amazon.com Against Peers In Broadline Retail Industry

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Oracle Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) announced on Tuesday it will invest $3 billion over five years in artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure across Germany and the Netherlands, marking a significant expansion of its European operations as demand for AI services accelerates.
What Happened: The enterprise software giant will allocate $2 billion to Germany and $1 billion to the Netherlands, according to separate company statements. The investment will expand Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) presence in both markets and includes substantial AI infrastructure capacity increases in the Oracle Cloud Frankfurt and Amsterdam regions.
&#8220;With our plans to invest two billion U.S. dollars in AI infrastructure and cloud computing over the next five years, we are helping organizations across Germany accelerate their AI and cloud transformation,&#8221; said Thorsten Herrmann, Senior Vice President and Country Leader of Oracle Germany, in the company&#8217;s press release.
The European expansion comes as Oracle leverages momentum from recent government contract wins in the United States. The company secured <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/07/46360515/trump-pushes-google-amazon-microsoft-to-cut-cloud-prices-20-billion-it-budget-on-chopping-block-as-oracle-sets-precedent-report">unprecedented federal discounts of 75% on license-based software</a> and substantial cloud service reductions through November, according to the General Services Administration.
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Why It Matters: Oracle&#8217;s shares have surged more than 8.61% <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/07/46270569/oracle-offers-deep-discounts-to-us-government-on-ai-cloud-and-database-tools-report">over the past month following strong fourth-quarter earnings</a> that exceeded estimates. CEO Safra Catz noted a &#8220;strong start&#8221; to fiscal 2026, with MultiCloud database revenue growing over 100% year-over-year.
The German investment will support key industries including manufacturing, automotive, renewable energy, science, and healthcare sectors. Federal Minister for Digital Affairs, Karsten Wildberger, stated the investment &#8220;strengthens our digital infrastructure and enables companies and public authorities to benefit from state-of-the-art AI and cloud technologies.&#8221;
In the Netherlands, Oracle will target financial services, logistics, life sciences, and energy sectors. The company emphasized its unique position as the only hyperscaler capable of delivering over 200 AI and cloud services across edge, data center, multicloud, and public cloud environments.
Analysts at Jefferies previously called Oracle&#8217;s recent agreements a &#8220;pivotal moment&#8221; in the company&#8217;s transition to hyperscale cloud status, with regulatory filings indicating potential for <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/07/46335864/oracle-stock-gains-as-30-billion-ai-cloud-deals-mark-pivotal-moment-in-race-against-rivals-jefferies-calls-it-a-hyperscale-leap-amid-trump-backed-stargate-push">over $30 billion in yearly revenue by fiscal 2028</a>.
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Oracle To Invest $3 Billion In AI And Cloud Infrastructure Expansion Across Germany, Netherlands

Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya has raised concerns about the potential threat to the United States&#8217; AI dominance due to a lack of electricity to power data centers.
What Happened: On Monday, Palihapitiya took to X and shared a graph while expressing his concerns about the U.S. potentially losing its AI edge to China due to a lack of electricity to power data centers.
He pointed out that as AI becomes more reliant on computational power, it also becomes increasingly dependent on electricity to power the data centers housing the computations.
&#8220;The U.S. is still ahead in model sophistication and quality, but we are way behind on electricity generation, which could catch up with us,&#8221; he said.
Palihapitiya stressed the importance of prioritizing and incentivizing every aspect of the energy ecosystem—including generation, storage, transmission, and distribution—to tackle the growing challenge.
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Why It Matters: The warning from Palihapitiya comes at a time when the energy consumption of AI data centers has been a growing concern. In April 2024, ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARM#NASDAQ">ARM</a>) CEO Rene Haas said that AI data centers could consume <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/asia/24/04/38163078/ai-could-consume-25-of-us-power-by-2030-the-more-information-they-gather-the-more-power-it-takes-war">a quarter of the U.S. power</a> by 2030, without improved energy efficiency. 
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MS#NYSE">MS</a>) in March 2024 projected that <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/commodities/25/06/45728009/tomorrows-energy-crisis-mits-alarming-analysis-of-ai-power-consumption">power demand driven by generative AI</a> will grow at an average annual rate of 70% through 2027, primarily due to the expansion of AI-reliant data centers.
Meanwhile, in April this year, Former Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) CEO Eric Schmidt warned that China's rapid increase in AI investment could <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/04/44892275/eric-schmidt-warns-china-is-going-to-win-ai-race-unless-washington-fights-with-funding-and-instills-american-values-at-the-core">allow it to surpass the U.S.</a> unless Washington significantly steps up its efforts.
He also urged President Donald Trump to go beyond simply reversing previous administration policies and take stronger action.
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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Amazon.com (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with AMZN, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did? 
Today, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga</a>'s options scanner spotted 105 uncommon options trades for Amazon.com.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 43% bullish and 42%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 28 are puts, for a total amount of $1,739,620, and 77 are calls, for a total amount of $5,830,392.
<h3>What's The Price Target?</h3>
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $90.0 and $360.0 for Amazon.com, spanning the last three months.
<h3>Analyzing Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Amazon.com stands at 8184.06, with a total volume reaching 275,033.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Amazon.com, situated within the strike price corridor from $90.0 to $360.0, throughout the last 30 days.
<h3>Amazon.com 30-Day Option Volume &amp; Interest Snapshot</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1752519664_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Significant Options Trades Detected:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th align="right">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>AMZN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>12/19/25</td>
<td>$80.25</td>
<td>$79.9</td>
<td>$80.04</td>
<td>$150.00</td>
<td>$600.3K</td>
<td>4.2K</td>
<td align="right">376</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMZN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>12/19/25</td>
<td>$80.25</td>
<td>$79.9</td>
<td>$80.02</td>
<td>$150.00</td>
<td>$600.1K</td>
<td>4.2K</td>
<td align="right">226</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMZN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>12/19/25</td>
<td>$53.15</td>
<td>$52.95</td>
<td>$53.09</td>
<td>$180.00</td>
<td>$398.1K</td>
<td>5.4K</td>
<td align="right">83</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMZN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>12/19/25</td>
<td>$62.1</td>
<td>$61.75</td>
<td>$61.98</td>
<td>$170.00</td>
<td>$309.9K</td>
<td>2.3K</td>
<td align="right">51</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMZN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$12.8</td>
<td>$12.7</td>
<td>$12.72</td>
<td>$225.00</td>
<td>$254.0K</td>
<td>11.0K</td>
<td align="right">938</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Amazon.com</h3>
Amazon is the leading online retailer and marketplace for third party sellers. Retail related revenue represents approximately 75% of total, followed by Amazon Web Services' cloud computing, storage, database, and other offerings (15%), advertising services (5% to 10%), and other the remainder. International segments constitute 25% to 30% of Amazon's non-AWS sales, led by Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Amazon.com, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
<h3>Current Position of Amazon.com</h3>
<ul>
<li>With a trading volume of 23,318,207, the price of AMZN is down by 0.0%, reaching $225.01.</li>
<li>Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching overbought.</li>
<li>Next earnings report is scheduled for 17 days from now.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What Analysts Are Saying About Amazon.com</h3>
A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $265.6.
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&#x2A; An analyst from Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $250. 
&#x2A; Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Morgan Stanley keeps a Overweight rating on Amazon.com with a target price of $300. 
&#x2A; An analyst from JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $255. 
&#x2A; An analyst from JMP Securities has decided to maintain their Market Outperform rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $285. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Amazon.com, which currently sits at a price target of $238. 
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Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives has placed his bets on cybersecurity as the &#8220;biggest subsector&#8221; in the technology sector in 2025.
What Happened: According to Ives, as the world moves toward using cloud services for storing data, strong cybersecurity services becomes imperative for the protection of data.
He highlights that Crowdstrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRWD#NASDAQ">CRWD</a>), Zscaler Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZS#NASDAQ">ZS</a>), Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PANW#NASDAQ">PANW</a>), and Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CHKP#NASDAQ">CHKP</a>) could be the biggest beneficiaries of this trend during the upcoming earnings season.
&#8220;When you look at Crowdstrike, Zscaler, Palo Alto, Check Point, as more moves to the cloud, cybersecurity is going to move hand-in-hand. This is going to be one area that outperforms significantly during earnings season,&#8221; Ives <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/07/14/ives-the-ai-revolution-is-now-spreading-across-all-corners-of-the-tech-sector.html">told</a> CNBC on Monday.
When highlighted that the cybersecurity ETFs have performed poorly in the near term, Ives quipped that they are going to be one of the best performers of 2025.
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<td>Cybersecurity ETFs</td>
<td>One Month</td>
<td>Year-To-Date</td>
<td>One Year</td>
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<td>First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIBR#NASDAQ">CIBR</a>)</td>
<td>-0.86%</td>
<td>13.85%</td>
<td>24.77%</td>
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<td>Global X Cybersecurity ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BUG#NASDAQ">BUG</a>)</td>
<td>-4.08%</td>
<td>8.25%</td>
<td>15.32%</td>
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<td>Amplify Cybersecurity ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HACK#NYSE">HACK</a>)</td>
<td>-0.92%</td>
<td>11.28%</td>
<td>25.62%</td>
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&#8220;I think it&#8217;s because of rotation,&#8221; Ives said, highlighting the near-term underperformance. &#8220;I think the market&#8217;s got it wrong, when you actually look at the technology subsector, cybersecurity could be the biggest subsector of the year for tech,&#8221; he added.
Simultaneously, he reiterated his <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/price-target/25/07/46339022/palantir-could-be-the-next-big-ai-winner-says-dan-ives-sees-12-pltr-stock-surge">bullish views</a> on Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>), saying that it was on the &#8220;golden path to become an AI stalwart&#8221; over the next 12 months. 
Meanwhile, he also expressed his optimism in International Business Machine Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBM#NYSE">IBM</a>), and praised its CEO, Arvind Krishna. &#8220;When it comes to AI, I think what Arvind&#8217;s doing there is that there&#8217;s a renaissance going on in Arkmonk, that&#8217;s why we are very bullish on IBM,&#8221; he said.
When asked what the investors should look out for in IBM&#8217;s earnings, he said, &#8220;I think it&#8217;s cloud computing and it&#8217;s AI-driven revenue. Network services, you could say, is under pressure, but the stack, that&#8217;s what IBM is selling into a massive installed base,&#8221; added that this was going to get &#8220;rerated&#8221; as the investors &#8220;underestimate&#8221; it.
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Why It Matters: Apart from the winners in this season, when Ives was asked about the potential earnings misses from the technology sectors during the earnings season, he pointed at Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CSCO#NASDAQ">CSCO</a>) and Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DELL#NYSE">DELL</a>).
&#8220;If there is going to be weakness, that&#8217;s going to be from networking players like Cisco and legacy players like Dell.&#8221;
Major tech companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>) and Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) are scheduled to report on Thursday, July 17, and ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ASML#NASDAQ">ASML</a>) on Wednesday, July 16.
Other significant tech earnings, such as Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>), are expected in the coming weeks.
Price Action: At the time of writing this article, the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, were lower on Monday. The SPY was down 0.16% at $622.62, while the QQQ declined 0.16% to $553.33, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga P</a>ro data.
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