Better Buy: Amazon vs. Kroger
The e-commerce behemoth is clearly a more exciting company than the grocery store chain. On a risk-adjusted basis, however, both Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Kroger (NYSE: KR) have proven heroic over the course of the past year. The latter's same-store grocery sales improved 14% in 2020, with the company answering the call by stepping up its online shopping and curbside pickup games. Amazon was of course already prepared for the demands of the pandemic, reporting top-line growth of 38% and nearly doubling the year's net income. Both companies are expected to continue thriving going forward even if the most frenzied growth is in the rearview mirror.
If there's only room for one of these names in your portfolio right now, it's got to be Kroger. But not for the reasons you might think.
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