We recently published a list of 15 Best Blue Chip Stocks to Buy According to Billionaires. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) stands against other best blue chip stocks to buy according to billionaires.
Is A Potential Trade War on the Horizon?
The US stock market is showing volatility after President Donald Trump’s recent announcement of sweeping 10% tariffs on all US trading partners and higher tariffs on countries with a trade deficit with the US.
Economists and investors believe President Trump’s tariff policies could potentially lead to a trade war with America’s trading partners, propelling inflation even higher. These two factors could plunge the US into an economic slowdown, and the markets could potentially sell off quickly if a recession materializes among its looming threats.
On April 10, CNBC reported that stock prices rose sharply a day before after declining for four days straight following President Trump’s announcement of a pause in a significant part of his tariff plan. The White House said that Democratic lawmakers were indulged in partisan games by inquiring if any stock market purchases conducted in recent days were undertaken with prior knowledge of the fact that President Trump would authorize a pause in his tariff plans. Trump announced higher tariffs on China even after he announced a 90-day pause for steeper-than-baseline rates for several other countries.
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Record High Tariffs in the US
On April 11, Erica York, economist and the vice president of federal tax policy at the Tax Foundation’s Center for Federal Tax Policy, talked to CNBC’s “The Exchange” about the ongoing scenario and said that the imposition of around 145% total tariff on Chinese goods would result in a suspension of most trade between the US and China. She said:
“It depends on how narrowly the tariff is applied or how broadly it’s applied, but generally, if you get north of a triple-digit tariff, you are cutting off most trade.”
She further opined that:
“There may still be some things without any substitutes that companies just have to foot the bill, but for the most part, that cuts it off.”
The economist said that Trump’s new China tariffs, along with the others he implemented, would raise the average tariff rate to record highs the country hasn’t seen since the 1940s. The current market volatility has created numerous remarkable investment opportunities, so let’s look at the 15 best blue chip stocks to buy according to billionaires.
Our Methodology
We reviewed financial media reports and ETFs to compile an initial list of blue chip stocks and selected stocks that have a 5-year revenue growth rate of at least 10%. We have also considered the popularity of these stocks among billionaire investors. These billionaires are founders or managers of some of the world’s leading hedge funds and companies. We also added the number of hedge fund holders for each stock as of fiscal Q4 2024, and sourced the hedge fund sentiment data from Insider Monkey’s database.
Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 275% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 150 percentage points (see more details here).
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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Number of Billionaire Investors: 40
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 339
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is a multinational technology company that offers online retail shopping services. It operates through the North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) segments. AWS’s segment covers global sales of storage, computers, databases, and other services for government agencies, academic institutions, startups, and enterprises.
The company is investing heavily in AI. Its capital expenditures (capex) for 2025 are anticipated to be around $100 billion, most of which would go to AI. The company also said that falling AI inference expenses would fuel increased AI infrastructure spending.
Amazon.com, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) e-commerce standing also lends it a significant competitive advantage, as it holds nearly 38% of all e-commerce sales in the US. According to the Boston Consulting Group, e-commerce is expected to continue growing as a percentage of retail sales, reaching around 41% of global retail sales by 2027. This is anticipated to prove substantially beneficial for Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN).
On April 10, Telsey Advisory analyst Joe Feldman maintained a Buy rating on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and set a price target of $275.00. Analysts are bullish on the stock, and its median price target of $184.87 implies an upside of 43.88% from current levels.
Ariel Appreciation Fund stated the following regarding Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in its Q4 2024 investor letter:
“During the quarter, we initiated three new investments, each in companies we have followed closely for a considerable time. At various points, we viewed them as missed opportunities; however, our experience with Mr. Market has taught us that patience often creates inevitable entry points. This quarter, some exciting opportunities presented themselves. The three investments are Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Diageo (NYSE: DEO), and Uber (NASDAQ: UBER). We will discuss each in detail below.
Amazon is one of the most widely followed companies in the world. While the “Magnificent 7” (of which Amazon is a key member) is often seen as a runaway freight train, we were able to purchase Amazon shares at prices last seen in 2021—three years ago. How is this possible if the “Mag7″ has been so dominant? We believe it largely reflects the increasing prevalence of narratives driving market sentiment…” (Click here to read the full text)
Overall, AMZN ranks 1st on our list of the best blue chip stocks to buy according to billionaires. While we acknowledge the potential for AMZN as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than AMZN but trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.
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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.
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