In a recent exclusive interview with Benzinga, Stephanie Link, Chief Investment Strategist & Portfolio Manager at Hightower Advisors, shared her insights into Amazon.com Inc's (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock, making it clear that she's playing the long game with this tech titan.
Seizing The Dip: A Strategic Play On Amazon
Despite a recent dip, Link saw an opportunity in the temporary pullback, saying, "We already had a position in Amazon that has done well. Between their latest earnings report and the dip last week, AMZN traded over -12% lower and there was not a material change in the business."
For Link, the numbers spoke for themselves. She noted Amazon was trading at "12.9x EV/EBITDA & 27.8x P/E," which signaled an entry point to double down on a stock she believes in.
The key factors behind her confidence?
"Amazon continues to have tailwinds behind them from their regional distribution change that is unlocking operating margin growth and cost-cutting," she said.
Factoring in AWS's status as the largest cloud provider with a "multi-billion dollar run rate generative AI business," and the decision to buy more Amazon stock seems like a no-brainer.
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AI – The Game-Changer For Amazon
When asked about Amazon's expanding AI capabilities and their impact on future growth, Link was equally optimistic. "We think that this is a tailwind for Amazon," she said.
Highlighting Amazon's recent AI innovations, she pointed out that AWS has launched "more than twice as many machine learning and generative AI features than all of the other major cloud providers combined" over the past 18 months.
This, coupled with Amazon's new generative AI-powered shopping assistant Rufus, has positioned the company for what Link believes will be significant long-term gains.
Why The Economic Slowdown Doesn't Scare Link
Despite fears of a looming economic slowdown, Link isn't worried about Amazon's resilience.
"There are always headlines out there that promote fear... but we have faith in the data," she said. With Amazon being the largest player in both e-commerce and cloud computing, Link is confident in the company's ability to weather any potential storms, noting that even in a weaker economy, Amazon's innovative edge and dominant market positions give it a distinct advantage.
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在最近接受Benzinga独家采访时,Hightower Advisors的首席投资策略师兼投资组合经理Stephanie Link分享了她对亚马逊公司(纳斯达克:AMZN)股票的见解,明确表示她对这家科技巨头持有长期看好的投资策略。
抓住机会:对亚马逊的战略性操作
尽管最近出现了小幅下跌,Link看到了临时回调中的机会,她表示:“我们已经持有亚马逊的股票,表现不错。在他们最新的收益报告和上周的回调之间,AMZN的交易价格下跌超过12%,但业务并没有出现重大变化。”
对于Link来说,数字证明了一切。她指出,亚马逊的交易价格为“12.9倍的企业价值/息税折旧及摊销前利润(EV/EBITDA)和27.8倍的市盈率(P/E)”,这表明了一个加码的入场点,她对这支股票充满信心。
她的信心背后的关键因素是什么?
她说:“亚马逊仍然受益于其区域分销变革,这使得营业利润率增长并实现了成本削减。”
考虑到AWS作为最大的云服务商,具有“数十亿美元的营运率和产生人工智能业务”,再次买入亚马逊的股票似乎理所当然。
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人工智能 - 亚马逊的改变者
在被问及亚马逊不断扩大的人工智能能力及其对未来增长的影响时,林克同样持乐观态度。"我们认为这对亚马逊来说是一个助推力," 她说。
她强调了亚马逊最近的人工智能创新,并指出AWS在过去18个月推出了"比其他所有主要云计算服务商加起来还多一倍的机器学习和生成式人工智能功能"。
这加上亚马逊的新生成式人工智能购物助手Rufus,使该公司处于林克认为将带来显著长期收益的位置。
为何经济放缓不会让林克感到害怕
尽管担心经济放缓即将来临,林克并不担心亚马逊的韧性。
"总会有一些标题在推动恐惧......但我们对数据有信心," 她说。由于亚马逊是电子商务和云计算领域最大的参与者,林克对公司在应对潜在风险的能力充满信心,她指出即使在经济较弱的情况下,亚马逊的创新优势和占主导市场地位使其具有明显优势。
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