Best Stock to Buy Right Now: Amazon vs. Opendoor Technologies
A hedge fund manager believes Opendoor could go to $82 per share over the coming years.
Amazon doesn't have nearly as much upside, but is already a proven winner.
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Wall Street thought struggling real estate e-commerce company Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ: OPEN) was down and out. Suddenly, the stock has surged over 500% in less than a month.
What's going on? A hedge fund manager recently announced an investment in the stock via social media, setting an $82 price target for shares that ignited interest in a company that has struggled in a slow housing market.
But is it wiser to chase the momentum, or to look to a proven e-commerce winner in Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) instead?
Let's take a closer look at Opendoor's prospects and determine which of these two hot growth stocks is the better buy right now.
Is Opendoor Technologies poised for a comeback?
Opendoor Technologies aimed to become the housing market's version of Amazon with iBuying, a process by which a company buys and resells homes through an online marketplace. The company went public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger in late 2020, amid a period of 0% interest rates that ultimately led to high inflation and prompted the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates aggressively.
The resulting spike in mortgage rates (plus already higher home prices) slammed the brakes on the housing market, creating tremendous problems for Opendoor, which took significant losses on homes it struggled to sell for a profit. Opendoor's stock has cratered since then as losses continue.
Hedge fund manager Eric Jackson elaborated in his post on X that he believes the company's cost-cutting, pivot to partnering with agents, and lack of direct competitors offer a path to significant upside over the coming years, comparing it to the remarkable turnaround that Carvana achieved.
Over the last month, my X impressions have exploded talking about $BTQQF $IREN and $CIFR because everyone is looking for the next $CVNA.
We think we just found another. @EMJCapital has taken a position in $OPEN -- and we believe it could be a 100-bagger over the next few years....
-- Eric Jackson (@ericjackson) July 14, 2025
Eric Jackson acknowledges the risks associated with Opendoor stock, but setting such a high target for a company has spiked investor interest in the stock, sending it soaring.
Amazon offers far more certainty, though it's probably not a 100-bagger anymore
Amazon, one of the world's most prominent companies, is a safer stock to own. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out. But Amazon's massive $2.4 trillion market capitalization also means it has nowhere near the upside potential Opendoor does.
That said, the company still has room for growth. E-commerce accounts for less than a fifth of total retail spending in the United States, and Amazon's lucrative cloud unit, Amazon Web Services (AWS), is poised to grow significantly over the coming decade and beyond as artificial intelligence (AI) drives increased cloud usage.
Analysts estimate Amazon will grow earnings by an average of 21% annually over the next three to five years. Assuming the stock's valuation remains the same, that growth would double the stock price in just under four years. That's no 100-bagger, but most investors would probably take those returns with a smile.
Sometimes, a bird in the hand is worth 100 in the bush
Comparing two very different e-commerce stocks boils down to this: The probability that Amazon doubles in value over the next three to five years is far greater than the probability that Opendoor increases by 100 times.
Opendoor's core iBuying business is steadily dragging the company down, steadily depleting the company's book value.
OPEN Tangible Book Value (Quarterly) data by YCharts
The iBuying process is a low-margin business model that ties up a significant amount of capital while unsold houses sit on the balance sheet.
Opendoor isn't buying and reselling inventory fast enough, or fleshing out its iBuying model with enough higher-margin add-on services to make the company sustainable to this point. It could remain an uphill battle in a slow housing market plagued by affordability issues.
The idea of an Amazon-like e-commerce experience for real estate sounds good at first, but it hasn't translated to business success. Until something changes here, Opendoor faces substantial risks that make it hard to justify buying the stock at a premium to its book value.
It's like playing the lottery. Someone, somewhere, may win, but it's a terrible way to try and make money.
I don't know how high Opendoor may go. The market has become quite euphoric, which bodes well for speculative behavior. Opendoor announces earnings on Aug. 5. The company needs to deliver solid, or at least improving, business fundamentals; otherwise, the stock could easily reverse course rather quickly.
What I do know is that Amazon is the superior business and the better growth stock to buy right now. It's not even close.
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The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures to provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company's operational performance, performance trends and financial condition, and to enhance investors' overall understanding of such financial performance. In particular, the use of tangible book value per share and tangible common equity to tangible assets is prevalent among banking regulators, investors and analysts. The numerator for the core efficiency ratio is calculated by subtracting acquisition costs and intangible asset amortization from noninterest expense. Tangible assets and tangible common shareholders' equity are calculated by excluding intangible assets from assets and shareholders' equity, respectively. For these financial measures, our intangible assets consist of goodwill and core deposit intangible. Tangible book value per share is calculated by dividing tangible common shareholders' equity by the number of common shares outstanding. We believe that this measure is consistent with the capital treatment by our bank regulatory agencies, which exclude intangible assets from the calculation of risk-based capital ratios and present this measure to facilitate the comparison of the quality and composition of our capital over time and in comparison, to our competitors. Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied, and are not audited. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names. Further, the non-GAAP financial measure of tangible book value per share should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for book value per share or total shareholders' equity determined in accordance with GAAP, and may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies. Eagle strongly encourages investors to review its consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. Reconciliation of the GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures are presented below. Balance Sheet (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited) June 30, March 31, June 30, 2025 2025 2024 Assets: Cash and due from banks $ 25,701 $ 21,360 $ 22,361 Interest bearing deposits in banks 1,183 1,445 1,401 Federal funds sold 44 - - Total cash and cash equivalents 26,928 22,805 23,762 Securities available-for-sale, at fair value 285,023 291,661 306,869 Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stock 7,000 7,101 10,136 Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB") stock 4,131 4,131 4,131 Mortgage loans held-for-sale, at fair value 13,651 6,223 10,518 Loans: Real estate loans: Residential 1-4 family 147,143 149,699 157,053 Residential 1-4 family construction 47,146 45,508 50,228 Commercial real estate 675,285 666,265 627,326 Commercial construction and development 100,984 110,107 137,427 Farmland 162,182 153,456 142,353 Other loans: Home equity 102,778 100,665 93,213 Consumer 26,658 26,978 29,118 Commercial 152,335 139,668 143,641 Agricultural 155,151 131,162 137,134 Total loans 1,569,662 1,523,508 1,517,493 Allowance for credit losses (17,730) (16,720) (16,830) Net loans 1,551,932 1,506,788 1,500,663 Accrued interest and dividends receivable 14,674 13,271 13,195 Mortgage servicing rights, net 15,120 15,282 15,614 Assets held-for-sale, at cost 703 960 257 Premises and equipment, net 100,909 101,759 98,397 Cash surrender value of life insurance, net 53,958 53,573 48,529 Goodwill 34,740 34,740 34,740 Core deposit intangible, net 3,885 4,181 5,168 Other assets 24,979 25,941 26,976 Total assets $ 2,137,633 $ 2,088,416 $ 2,098,955 Liabilities: Deposit accounts: Noninterest bearing $ 417,324 $ 411,272 $ 400,113 Interest bearing 1,320,601 1,278,694 1,218,752 Total deposits 1,737,925 1,689,966 1,618,865 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 40,439 36,739 35,804 FHLB advances and other borrowings 119,407 124,952 215,050 Other long-term debt, net 59,224 59,186 59,074 Total liabilities 1,956,995 1,910,843 1,928,793 Shareholders' Equity: Preferred stock (par value $0.01 per share; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding) - - - Common stock (par value $0.01; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 8,507,429 shares issued; 7,952,177, 7,977,177 and 8,016,784 shares outstanding at June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively 85 85 85 Additional paid-in capital 108,590 108,451 108,962 Unallocated common stock held by Employee Stock Ownership Plan (3,724) (3,867) (4,297) Treasury stock, at cost (555,252, 530,252,and 490,645 shares at June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively) (11,925) (11,517) (11,124) Retained earnings 105,470 103,366 97,413 Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (17,858) (18,945) (20,877) Total shareholders' equity 180,638 177,573 170,162 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 2,137,633 $ 2,088,416 $ 2,098,955 Income Statement (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30 2025 2025 2024 2025 2024 Interest and dividend income: Interest and fees on loans $ 24,442 $ 23,320 $ 22,782 $ 47,762 $ 44,724 Securities available-for-sale 2,397 2,451 2,631 4,848 5,355 FRB and FHLB dividends 236 260 264 496 511 Other interest income 75 38 145 113 174 Total interest and dividend income 27,150 26,069 25,822 53,219 50,764 Interest expense: Interest expense on deposits 6,877 6,871 6,884 13,748 13,432 FHLB advances and other borrowings 1,459 1,626 2,625 3,085 5,122 Other long-term debt 669 670 681 1,339 1,364 Total interest expense 9,005 9,167 10,190 18,172 19,918 Net interest income 18,145 16,902 15,632 35,047 30,846 Provision for credit losses 1,038 42 412 1,080 277 Net interest income after provision for credit losses 17,107 16,860 15,220 33,967 30,569 Noninterest income: Service charges on deposit accounts 393 389 428 782 828 Mortgage banking, net 2,926 2,125 2,417 5,051 4,594 Interchange and ATM fees 670 593 640 1,263 1,203 Appreciation in cash surrender value of life insurance 393 350 320 743 608 Other noninterest income 425 559 464 984 988 Total noninterest income 4,807 4,016 4,269 8,823 8,221 Noninterest expense: Salaries and employee benefits 10,645 9,664 10,273 20,309 19,991 Occupancy and equipment expense 2,230 2,302 2,104 4,532 4,203 Data processing 1,305 1,330 1,382 2,635 2,907 Software subscriptions 715 658 511 1,373 1,039 Advertising 280 232 316 512 569 Amortization 298 320 348 618 717 Loan costs 354 372 412 726 810 FDIC insurance premiums 257 231 284 488 583 Professional and examination fees 391 520 423 911 907 Other noninterest expense 1,451 1,377 1,254 2,828 2,614 Total noninterest expense 17,926 17,006 17,307 34,932 34,340 Income before provision for income taxes 3,988 3,870 2,182 7,858 4,450 Provision for income taxes 751 631 444 1,382 814 Net income $ 3,237 $ 3,239 $ 1,738 $ 6,476 $ 3,636 Basic earnings per common share $ 0.42 $ 0.41 $ 0.22 $ 0.83 $ 0.46 Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.41 $ 0.41 $ 0.22 $ 0.83 $ 0.46 Basic weighted average shares outstanding 7,791,320 7,812,248 7,830,925 7,801,726 7,827,926 Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 7,812,656 7,823,636 7,845,272 7,819,113 7,840,288 ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) Three or Six Months Ended June 30, March 31, June 30, 2025 2025 2024 Mortgage Banking Activity (For the quarter): Net gain on sale of mortgage loans $ 2,083 $ 1,349 $ 1,600 Net change in fair value of loans held-for-sale and derivatives 105 (115) 12 Mortgage servicing income, net 738 891 805 Mortgage banking, net $ 2,926 $ 2,125 $ 2,417 Mortgage Banking Activity (Year-to-date): Net gain on sale of mortgage loans $ 3,432 $ 3,014 Net change in fair value of loans held-for-sale and derivatives (10) (161) Mortgage servicing income, net 1,629 1,741 Mortgage banking, net $ 5,051 $ 4,594 Performance Ratios (For the quarter): Return on average assets 0.61 % 0.62 % 0.33 % Return on average equity 7.23 % 7.66 % 4.30 % Yield on average interest earning assets 5.85 % 5.76 % 5.64 % Cost of funds 2.45 % 2.54 % 2.78 % Net interest margin 3.91 % 3.74 % 3.41 % Core efficiency ratio* 76.80 % 79.77 % 85.22 % Performance Ratios (Year-to-date): Return on average assets 0.62 % 0.35 % Return on average equity 7.27 % 4.49 % Yield on average interest earning assets 5.81 % 5.55 % Cost of funds 2.49 % 2.73 % Net interest margin 3.82 % 3.37 % Core efficiency ratio* 78.22 % 86.06 % * The core efficiency ratio is a non-GAAP ratio that is calculated by dividing non-interest expense, exclusive of acquisition costs and intangible asset amortization, by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) Asset Quality Ratios and Data: As of or for the Three Months Ended June 30, March 31, June 30, 2025 2025 2024 Nonaccrual loans $ 2,423 $ 2,701 $ 4,012 Loans 90 days past due and still accruing 2,660 2,638 1,076 Total nonperforming loans 5,083 5,339 5,088 Other real estate owned and other repossessed assets 86 46 4 Total nonperforming assets $ 5,169 $ 5,385 $ 5,092 Nonperforming loans / portfolio loans 0.32 % 0.35 % 0.34 % Nonperforming assets / assets 0.24 % 0.26 % 0.24 % Allowance for credit losses / portfolio loans 1.13 % 1.10 % 1.11 % Allowance for credit losses/ nonperforming loans 348.81 % 313.17 % 330.78 % Gross loan charge-offs for the quarter $ 51 $ 6 $ 12 Gross loan recoveries for the quarter $ 3 $ 4 $ 10 Net loan charge-offs for the quarter $ 48 $ 2 $ 2 June 30, March 31, June 30, 2025 2025 2024 Capital Data (At quarter end): Common shareholders' equity (book value) per share $ 22.72 $ 22.26 $ 21.23 Tangible book value per share** $ 17.86 $ 17.38 $ 16.25 Shares outstanding 7,952,177 7,977,177 8,016,784 Tangible common equity to tangible assets*** 6.77 % 6.77 % 6.33 % Other Information: Average investment securities for the quarter $ 287,707 $ 293,273 $ 306,207 Average investment securities year-to-date $ 290,490 $ 293,273 $ 310,168 Average loans for the quarter **** $ 1,554,756 $ 1,526,774 $ 1,513,313 Average loans year-to-date **** $ 1,540,765 $ 1,526,774 $ 1,506,303 Average earning assets for the quarter $ 1,862,024 $ 1,835,210 $ 1,837,418 Average earning assets year-to-date $ 1,848,617 $ 1,835,210 $ 1,833,867 Average total assets for the quarter $ 2,112,470 $ 2,079,142 $ 2,077,448 Average total assets year-to-date $ 2,099,980 $ 2,079,142 $ 2,072,013 Average deposits for the quarter $ 1,706,261 $ 1,671,349 $ 1,625,882 Average deposits year-to-date $ 1,688,826 $ 1,671,349 $ 1,625,826 Average equity for the quarter $ 179,104 $ 169,088 $ 161,533 Average equity year-to-date $ 178,249 $ 169,088 $ 162,084 ** The tangible book value per share is a non-GAAP ratio that is calculated by dividing shareholders' equity, less goodwill and core deposit intangible, by common shares outstanding. *** The tangible common equity to tangible assets is a non-GAAP ratio that is calculated by dividing shareholders' equity, less goodwill and core deposit intangible, by total assets, less goodwill and core deposit intangible. **** Includes loans held for sale Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Efficiency Ratio (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Dollars in thousands) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30, 2025 2025 2024 2025 2024 Calculation of Efficiency Ratio: Noninterest expense - efficiency ratio numerator $ 17,926 $ 17,006 $ 17,307 $ 34,932 $ 34,340 Net interest income 18,145 16,902 15,632 35,047 30,846 Noninterest income 4,807 4,016 4,269 8,823 8,221 Efficiency ratio denominator 22,952 20,918 19,901 43,870 39,067 Efficiency ratio (GAAP) 78.10 % 81.30 % 86.97 % 79.63 % 87.90 % Calculation of Core Efficiency Ratio: Noninterest expense $ 17,926 $ 17,006 $ 17,307 $ 34,932 $ 34,340 Intangible asset amortization (298) (320) (348) (618) (717) Core efficiency ratio numerator 17,628 16,686 16,959 34,314 33,623 Net interest income 18,145 16,902 15,632 35,047 30,846 Noninterest income 4,807 4,016 4,269 8,823 8,221 Core efficiency ratio denominator 22,952 20,918 19,901 43,870 39,067 Core efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) 76.80 % 79.77 % 85.22 % 78.22 % 86.06 % Tangible Book Value and Tangible Assets (Unaudited) (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) June 30, March 31, June 30, 2025 2025 2024 Tangible Book Value: Shareholders' equity $ 180,638 $ 177,573 $ 170,162 Goodwill and core deposit intangible, net (38,625) (38,921) $ (39,908) Tangible common shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) $ 142,013 $ 138,652 $ 130,254 Common shares outstanding at end of period 7,952,177 7,977,177 8,016,784 Common shareholders' equity (book value) per share (GAAP) $ 22.72 $ 22.26 $ 21.23 Tangible common shareholders' equity (tangible book value) per share (non-GAAP) $ 17.86 $ 17.38 $ 16.25 Tangible Assets: Total assets $ 2,137,633 $ 2,088,416 $ 2,098,955 Goodwill and core deposit intangible, net (38,625) (38,921) (39,908) Tangible assets (non-GAAP) $ 2,099,008 $ 2,049,495 $ 2,059,047 Tangible common shareholders' equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP) 6.77 % 6.77 % 6.33 %
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Wall Street tiptoes toward more records as its busy week picks up momentum
NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are ticking higher on Tuesday as an incredibly busy week for Wall Street picks up momentum. The S&P 500 was up 0.2 per cent in early trading after setting an all-time high in six straight days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was virtually unchanged as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was adding 0.5 per cent to its own record. JetBlue Airways climbed 14.4 per cent, and SoFi Technologies jumped 16.2 per cent, but Merck dropped 7.8 per cent following a growing torrent of profit reports from big U.S. companies. They're among the hundreds of companies telling investors this week how much they made during the spring, including nearly a third of the stocks in the S&P 500 index. Treasury yields were easing a bit in the bond market as the U.S. Federal Reserve gets set to begin a two-day meeting where they will decide what to do with short-term interest rates. Despite angry lobbying from U.S. President Donald Trump for lower rates, which would give the economy a boost, the widespread expectation is that the Fed will wait for more data about how Trump's tariffs are affecting inflation and the economy before making its next move. Chinese stock indexes, meanwhile, were mixed as top trade officials from the world's two largest economies headed into a second day of talks about tariffs. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng were meeting in Sweden's capital and working against an Aug. 12 deadline. If they don't reach a deal or at least an extension on their truce by then, triple-digit tariffs are set to resume. Later this week, another deadline is looming on Friday for many of Trump's proposed tariffs on other countries. And if that weren't enough, several highly anticipated economic reports are also on the way, including the latest monthly update on the job market. This jam-packed week could prove pivotal in determining whether the U.S. stock market can keep climbing to more records or succumb to criticism that it's grown too expensive following its quick leap in recent months. One way companies can tamp down such criticism is to deliver solid growth in profits. That helped Beyond, whose stock came into the day with a gain of nearly 109 per cent for the year so far. The company, which owns Bed Bath & Beyond, Overstock and other brands, reported stronger results for the latest quarter than analysts expected. It lost US$19 million during the quarter, but that was better than forecast, and its stock rose 3.4 per cent. But investors have also been punishing stocks of companies that have failed to meet expectations so far this reporting season. UnitedHealth Group dropped 5.1 per cent after reporting a profit for the spring that fell short of analysts' expectations. It also gave a forecast for profit over all of 2025 that investors found disappointing. The health care giant said it expected to earn at least $16 per share, when analysts were looking for something close to $20, according to FactSet. In stock markets abroad, Japan's Nikkei fell 0.8 per cent, but indexes elsewhere rose across much of Asia and Europe. In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury eased to 4.39 per cent from 4.42 per cent late Monday. ___ AP business writers Yuri Kageyama and Matt Ott contributed. By Stan Choe
