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Amazon and Apple Underperform in 2025
As of October 2025, both Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are trading lower, diverging from the “Magnificent Seven” stocks, which have collectively increased by 19% this year. Amazon is down 1.7%, while Apple is off by 0.4%.
Amazon’s net sales growth has stagnated between 9% and 12% over the past three years, despite a 13% increase in its latest quarter, driven by an 18% rise in its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment. Net income surged by 33%, surpassing analyst expectations. On the other hand, Apple has faced declining sales, with projections indicating a mere 6% growth for the current fiscal year, marking its fifth consecutive year without double-digit growth.
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