Greg Abel Just Dumped Amazon Stock. Here Are 5 Reasons to Buy It.

Greg Abel, Berkshire Hathaway’s vice chairman, recently sold Amazon stock, highlighting ongoing activity within the conglomerate’s diversified portfolio. The piece notes that Berkshire first bought Amazon in 2019, and the stock rose about 131% from the end of 2019 through the end of Q1 2026, when it was sold. The article emphasizes that Berkshire’s moves reflect its broader, long-horizon investment approach rather than a misgiving about Amazon. It also points readers to five reasons to consider buying Amazon stock today, with the first two focusing on artificial intelligence opportunities and cloud growth. On the AI front, Amazon has integrated a broad set of tools and capabilities, including the Kiro AI development tool, Bedrock, and extensive enterprise adoption that includes about 80% of Fortune 100 using Bedrock. AWS remains a core standalone business, with Trainium chips delivering cost and performance advantages and Graviton CPUs in high demand for AI workloads. For cloud growth, the article notes a shift toward cloud services as more spending moves off-premises, reinforcing Amazon’s leadership in cloud computing and the long-term investment case for the stock.