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Amazon: We Initiated A Position Amidst Tariff-Related Market Volatility

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Pershing Square Capital initiated a position in Amazon during April 2025’s tariff-driven market downturn, citing an undervalued entry point at 26x earnings—well below peer multiples. AWS dominates the cloud hyperscaler market, now a $140 billion run-rate business growing 20% annually, fueled by long-term enterprise migration to cloud infrastructure. Amazon’s retail segment is projected to sustain double-digit revenue growth, leveraging its e-commerce dominance and expanding logistics network for long-term scalability. The investment firm highlights Amazon’s dual-engine growth model—combining high-margin AWS with high-volume retail—as a key driver of intrinsic value appreciation. The position reflects confidence in Amazon’s resilience amid macroeconomic volatility, positioning it as a discounted high-growth tech leader in a concentrated market.
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Pershing Square Holdings972 FollowersFollow5ShareSavePlay(5min)Comment(1)SummaryAmidst tariff-related market volatility in April 2025, we were able to initiate a position in Amazon at a highly compelling valuation.AWS is the leader in the highly concentrated cloud hyperscaler market, benefiting from the long-term migration of IT workloads to the cloud.AWS is currently a ~$140 billion run-rate revenue business that grew at an impressive 20% rate in 2025.We believe Amazon's retail business has the potential to sustainably maintain a double-digit revenue growth rate over the longer-term.Amazon continues to trade at an attractive multiple of approximately 26 times earnings per share, a highly discounted valuation relative to peers. hapabapa/iStock Editorial via Getty Images The following segment was excerpted from the Pershing Square Holdings (PSHZF) H2 2025 Letter To Shareholders. Amidst tariff-related market volatility in April 2025, we were able to initiate a position in Amazon (AMZNThis article was written byPershing Square Holdings972 FollowersFollowPershing Square Holdings, Ltd. is an investment holding company structured as a closed-ended fund principally engaged in the business of acquiring and holding significant (but generally not controlling) positions in a concentrated number of large capitalization companies. PSH’s objective is to maximize its long-term compound annual rate of growth in intrinsic value per share. Note: This account is not managed or monitored by Pershing Square Holdings, and any messages sent via Seeking Alpha will not receive a response. For inquiries or communication, please use Pershing Square Holdings' official channels.

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