AI Spending Drives Valuation Dip: Analysts Highlight Amazon, Microsoft, and Nvidia Opportunities

Market Overview

Three stocks currently appear as strong investment options driven by the artificial intelligence (AI) tailwind, even amidst significant spending requirements. Although each stock is off its all-time high, the current market conditions present a potential entry point.

Amazon: AWS Growth Outpaces Concerns

While Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is recognized for e-commerce, its cloud computing segment, Amazon Web Services (AWS), drives investment value. During the fourth quarter, AWS's sales increased 24% year over year -- the fastest-growing segment in the business and AWS's best quarter in over three years. Additionally, it generated 50% of the company's operating income.

Investors may question Amazon's $200 billion in capital expenditures expected in 2026, but this spending is necessary to remain competitive in the AI race. While some capabilities are internal, the majority is rented to clients through AWS. The old saying is that you must spend money to make money, and Amazon is doing just that, albeit at a scale never seen before.

Due to investor concern over AI spending, Amazon's stock is down nearly 20% from its all-time high. As more AI workloads come online, AWS should start to boost the overall company's growth rate to higher levels.

Microsoft: Azure Backlog Signals Demand

Similar dynamics apply to Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) regarding Azure. Azure revenue rose 39% year over year during its past quarter. Microsoft also has a $625 billion backlog, highlighting the massive demand for AI computing power. Overall, Microsoft is doing incredibly well as a company, and its revenue rose 17% year over year.

However, investors have sold off Microsoft's stock, and it now sits about 30% down from its all-time high. That's a huge decline, and it has now reached valuation levels rarely seen except in times of crisis. There has seldom been a better time to scoop up Microsoft shares, and investors shouldn't wait around for much longer, as the stock could be primed to rebound.

Nvidia: Valuation Remains Attractive

Both Microsoft and Amazon are spending heavily on AI computing infrastructure. While there are a lot of components and suppliers in this industry, none is more prevalent than Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) . It makes a full-stack accelerated computing option, and it has widely been deployed as the hardware of choice in many data centers. Considering that Nvidia reported 73% revenue growth in Q4 and expects 77% in Q1, I think it's safe to say that demand isn't going anywhere but up.

Despite these strong growth projections and soaring capital expenditures from AI hyperscalers like Microsoft and Amazon, Nvidia's stock doesn't have a very high stock price and is trading at just 21.1 times forward earnings. With how rapidly Nvidia is growing, that stock price is incredibly low, and investors shouldn't squander this opportunity to load up on one of the premier AI stocks at a discount .

Context

This analysis was originally published by The Motley Fool via Yahoo Finance on March 27, 2026. Author Keithen Drury has positions in Amazon, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy .

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Takeaway

Despite concerns over AI infrastructure costs, the core technology providers (Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia) are seeing robust growth metrics. Valuations have corrected significantly from all-time highs, potentially offering entry points for long-term investors focused on the AI ecosystem's expansion. The Motley Fool also cites historical "Double Down" recommendations yielding significant returns on past investments in companies like Nvidia and Apple.