Best Stocks to Buy: Amazon Stock vs. Apple Stock

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Aug 28, 2025 at 9:44AM

NASDAQ: AMZN

Amazon

Market Cap

$2.4T

Today's Change

(1.14%) $2.60

Current Price

$231.72

Price as of August 28, 2025, 11:57 a.m. ET

Only one stock can be the best one to buy for long-term investors in this head-to-head comparison.

Amazon (AMZN 1.14%) and Apple (AAPL 0.49%) are two of the largest companies in the world when measured by market capitalization.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Aug. 25, 2025. The video was published on Aug. 27, 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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