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The most likely explanation for that difference is Investors see better long-term prospects for Amazon
P/E ratio is Stock price / Earnings price
It is a measurment tool used by investors to value the company. It depends on customer expectations, thus if market price is relatively high compared to earnings per share, the company is overvalued but at the same time investors see long term and forecasts better EPS in future.
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