Top Analyst Reports for Amazon.com, Walmart & American Express
View original at finance.yahoo.comTop Analyst Reports for Amazon.com, Walmart & American Express Tuesday, July 7, 2026 The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team…
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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's shares have outperformed the Zacks Food - Natural Foods Products industry over the past six months (+38.5% vs. +23.2%), supported by resilient operating performance, positive comparable sales growth and rising loyalty program penetration.
60% confidenceWalmart's shares have outperformed the Zacks Retail - Supermarkets industry over the past year (+17% vs. +12.9%), supported by scale, value proposition and expanding omnichannel ecosystem.
60% confidenceAmerican Express returned $2.3 billion to shareholders in Q1 2026 through dividends and buybacks.
60% confidenceCapital expenditure requirements for AI infrastructure and data centers strain Amazon's financial resources and compress margins, with TTM free cash flow decreasing to $1.2 billion; expanding debt burden reduces financial flexibility amid rising interest rates and intensifying competition from Walmart, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud is an overhang.
60% confidenceRising expense intensity, elevated credit-loss provisions amid weakening consumer credit trends, and relatively high leverage could pressure American Express margins and earnings stability; Zacks reiterates a Neutral stance on the stock.
60% confidenceKey risks for Natural Grocers include softer consumer spending on premium organic products, rising technology and expansion costs, supply-chain and organic sourcing constraints, and intensifying competition from larger retailers; the stock trades at 0.56X trailing 12-month EV/sales.
60% confidenceFor 2Q'26, AMZN guided net sales of $194-$199 billion and operating income of $20-$24 billion.
60% confidenceAmpco-Pittsburgh must improve profitability in its core FCEP business and convert backlog into sustainable cash flow; elevated leverage and asbestos liabilities remain overhangs despite improving fundamentals.
60% confidenceWhile fuel costs, currency movements, policy uncertainty and elevated investments may affect Walmart's near-term profitability, its focus on execution, digital expansion and ecosystem growth supports a favorable long-term outlook.
60% confidenceAmerican Express' shares have outperformed the Zacks Financial - Miscellaneous Services industry over the past year (+13.4% vs. -22%), benefiting from strong spending growth from Millennials and Gen Z, rewards, travel/dining platforms, strategic acquisitions and AI investments.
60% confidenceAmpco-Pittsburgh's shares have outperformed the Zacks Metal Products - Procurement and Fabrication industry over the past six months (+39.8% vs. -2.3%), driven by its shift toward higher-value infrastructure markets including nuclear energy, defense and power generation.
60% confidenceMarketplace, advertising and membership are becoming more important profit drivers for Walmart, diversifying earnings; investments in automation and AI should enhance customer experience, efficiency and long-term productivity.
60% confidenceAmazon.com's shares have outperformed the Zacks Internet - Commerce industry over the past year (+12.8% vs. +2.5%), aided by international expansion and diversification across e-commerce, AWS, advertising and streaming.
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| Walmart Inc. · stock return 1y | 17 percent |