(SEO): Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) stock is ending 2025 in “digesting mode” near $226. Here’s the latest Amazon stock news, Wall Street forecasts, and key catalysts—from AWS re:Invent to the OpenAI cloud deal, India expansion, and spending risks.
Dateline: December 14, 2025
Amazon.com, Inc. stock (NASDAQ: AMZN) heads into the new week with investors balancing two powerful narratives: a surge in AI-era demand for cloud computing—and the rising cost of building the infrastructure to meet it.
AMZN’s most recent close (Friday, Dec. 12, 2025) was $226.19, giving Amazon a market capitalization of roughly $2.4 trillion. [1] The stock is up about 3.1% year-to-date (from $219.39 at the end of 2024 to $226.19), but still meaningfully below its 52-week high of $258.60. [2]
That “flat-ish” stock performance in 2025 has become a central talking point in current research notes—especially as AWS (Amazon Web Services) tries to prove that its AI buildout can translate into sustained…