At 21x earnings, Amazon is cheaper than Walmart and surging
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This report does not map to a usual set of affected companies.
Directly affected
Indirectly affected
- XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+5.7% 30d
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR holds the consumer sector that Amazon.com belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.
- CPNG Coupang+15.8% 30d
Coupang is a peer of Amazon.com in catalog and mail-order houses; rivals often move on the same news.
- CDW Cdw+27.6% 30d
Cdw is a peer of Amazon.com in catalog and mail-order houses; rivals often move on the same news.
- W Wayfair
Wayfair is a peer of Amazon.com in catalog and mail-order houses; rivals often move on the same news.
- CHWY Chewy+16.6% 15d
Chewy is a peer of Amazon.com in catalog and mail-order houses; rivals often move on the same news.
- NSIT Insight Enterprises+4.9% 30d
Insight Enterprises is a peer of Amazon.com in catalog and mail-order houses; rivals often move on the same news.
- COST Costco Wholesale+18.8% 30d
Costco Wholesale is a peer of Walmart in variety stores; rivals often move on the same news.
- TGT Target-1.0% 30d
Target is a peer of Walmart in variety stores; rivals often move on the same news.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN | -2.99% | +1.29% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| WMT | -0.55% | -0.53% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| XLY | -2.39% | +0.51% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| CPNG | +6.51% | +6.87% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| CDW | -9.14% | -2.02% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| W | +0.05% | +0.91% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| CHWY | -0.20% | +1.17% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| NSIT | -8.28% | -1.96% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| COST | -3.59% | -2.42% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| TGT | -1.55% | +0.59% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
At 21x earnings, Amazon is cheaper than Walmart and surging Investing.com
Source: Investing.com
This story
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN | three days earlier | +1.29% | final price |
| AMZN | five days earlier | -2.99% | final price |
| CDW | three days earlier | -2.02% | final price |
| CDW | five days earlier | -9.14% | final price |
| CHWY | three days earlier | +1.17% | final price |
| CHWY | five days earlier | -0.20% | final price |
| COST | three days earlier | -2.42% | final price |
| COST | five days earlier | -3.59% | final price |
| CPNG | three days earlier | +6.87% | final price |
| CPNG | five days earlier | +6.51% | final price |
| NSIT | three days earlier | -1.96% | final price |
| NSIT | five days earlier | -8.28% | final price |
| TGT | three days earlier | +0.59% | final price |
| TGT | five days earlier | -1.55% | final price |
| W | three days earlier | +0.91% | final price |
| W | five days earlier | +0.05% | final price |
| WMT | three days earlier | -0.53% | final price |
| WMT | five days earlier | -0.55% | final price |
| XLY | three days earlier | +0.51% | final price |
| XLY | five days earlier | -2.39% | final price |
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Amazon Com (AMZN), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 27 Oct 2026. That is 17 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Amazon Com (AMZN) (held by a spouse), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 42 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael T. McCaul sold Amazon Com (AMZN) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 28 Aug 2026. That is 77 days before publication. Filed 14 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Walmart (WMT) (held by a dependent child), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 13 Oct 2026. That is 31 days before publication. Filed 5 Nov 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Walmart (WMT) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 7 Oct 2026. That is 37 days before publication. Filed 5 Nov 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Walmart (WMT) (held by a spouse), worth $50,001 - $100,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 42 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Coupang (CPNG), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 28 Aug 2026. That is 77 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold CDW, worth $500,001 - $1,000,000 on 21 Aug 2026. That is 84 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Gilbert Cisneros bought CDW, worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 19 Aug 2026. That is 86 days before publication. Filed 10 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Costco Wholesale (COST), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 13 Oct 2026. That is 31 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Costco Wholesale (COST) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 12 Oct 2026. That is 32 days before publication. Filed 5 Nov 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Costco Wholesale (COST) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 7 Oct 2026. That is 37 days before publication. Filed 5 Nov 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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