Should You Buy Amazon Stock Instead of Microsoft Stock?

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Jul 13, 2024 at 9:25AM

NASDAQ: MSFT

Microsoft

Market Cap

$3.9T

Today's Change

(-0.77%) -$4.08

Current Price

$525.16

Price as of August 13, 2025, 1:02 p.m. ET

Large-cap technology stocks have performed exceptionally well in 2024.

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Microsoft (MSFT -0.77%) and Amazon (AMZN 1.38%) to determine the better investment.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of July 10, 2024. The video was published on July 12, 2024.

About the Author

A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.

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John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon and Microsoft. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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