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04 Aug 2026, 09:00 UTC · 9h ago
Microsoft vs. Amazon: Which Stock Does Wall Street Think Is the Better Buy?
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The Motley Fool
04 Aug 2026, 09:00 UTC · 9h ago
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Microsoft's Azure cloud revenue surpassed $100 billion for the first time, growing 43% year-over-year. — Massive scale and high growth in the cloud division provide concrete evidence that heavy AI capital expenditures are translating into revenue.
+0.80Amazon Web Services (AWS) revenue grew 37% year-over-year to $42.2 billion, its fastest growth in 18 quarters. — Accelerating growth in a dominant cloud provider signals strong enterprise demand for AI infrastructure and services.
+0.70Microsoft's Copilot paid subscribers increased by 10 million in a single quarter to reach 30 million total. — Demonstrates successful monetization and user adoption of the company's core AI consumer/enterprise product.
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Goldman Sachs analyst Gabriela Borges raised Microsoft's price target to $640, citing an inflection point in AI profitability. — Positive revisions from top-tier institutional analysts typically drive short-term upward price pressure.
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Strong Azure revenue growth and increasing Copilot adoption are validating the company's AI strategy.
AWS revenue beat estimates and achieved its fastest growth in 18 quarters.
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