The Best Stock to Buy Right Now: Alphabet Stock or Amazon Stock?

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – May 21, 2025 at 5:30AM

NASDAQ: AMZN

Amazon

Market Cap

$2.5T

Today's Change

(-0.10%) -$0.22

Current Price

$230.81

Price as of August 18, 2025, 2:34 p.m. ET

Alphabet (GOOGL -0.40%) (GOOG -0.47%) and Amazon (AMZN -0.10%) are dominant players in their respective industries.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 18, 2025. The video was published on May 20, 2025.

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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Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. 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 positions in Alphabet. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet and Amazon. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Parkev Tatevosian is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.

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