Amazon.com Company Profile (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Amazon.com trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AMZN."

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 27th. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.45. The company had revenue of $35.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.31 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 13.72% and a net margin of 1.81%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 22.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.07 earnings per share. View Amazon.com's Earnings History.

Amazon.com is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 27th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Amazon.com.

46 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Amazon.com's shares. Their predictions range from $719.07 to $1,250.00. On average, they expect Amazon.com's share price to reach $1,019.65 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Amazon.com.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Amazon.com stock:

• 1. KeyCorp analysts commented, "We think Amazon.com should post solid results despite a still tentative consumer. The Company has made a number of muscle moves in retail (Prime Wardrobe, Whole Foods, Kenmore appliances) that will serve as long-term growth drivers. FC growth in 2H16 likely pressured fulfillment expense, but revenue growth is likely similar to 1Q." (7/23/2017)
• 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Amazon is one of the largest online retailers in the world. Over the last one year, the stock has underperformed the Zacks Electronic Commerce industry. Amazon is driving value across all its businesses and especially the retail business remains very hard to beat on price, choice and convenience. The company has a solid loyalty system in Prime and its FBA strategy, and content addition continues to add selection to Prime memberships. The AWS generates much higher margins than retail, so it has a very positive impact on Amazon’s profitability. Devices and IoT is also a potential growth area. However, Prime saturation in the U.S. market and competition in online retail remains concern." (7/17/2017)
• 3. Cantor Fitzgerald analysts commented, "Amazon would acquire Whole Foods in an all-cash transaction valued at $13.7B. The deal is subject to approval from both the regulators and shareholders and the company expects the deal to close in 2H17. Through Whole Foods, Amazon would gain a national store footprint in the US along with a presence in Canada and the U.K, with over 460 stores in total." (6/16/2017)
• 4. Robert W. Baird analysts commented, "We remain encouraged by management's new direction for JCPenney and by success to-date on these initiatives," the firm said.However, the firm noted top-line progress has been neutralized by intensified industry headwinds such as Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and off-price taking share, channel shift away from brick-and-mortar, and wallet-share-shift away from apparel. This, according to the firm, leaves earnings growth more dependent on aggressive SG&A cuts and asset sales and making any valuation premium to the sector difficult to justify.Q1 PrintAnalyst Mark Altschwager noted that JC Penney reported an unexpected profit for the first quarter, as SG&A cuts, gross margin upside and a large asset-sale gain more than offset a significant comp shortfall. Like peers, the analyst noted comps were very weak in February before somewhat in March/April.Guidance Incorporates Improvement From Normalized TrendBaird views the unchanged guidance as suggesting improvement from a more normalized March/April trend line. The firm believes appliance tailwind would help comp. Along with higher asset sale gains, the firm expressed comfort with the unchanged adjusted-earnings per share guidance.However, the firm feels apparel remains an ongoing headwind. The firm also said it sees some conservatism with the SG&A guidance, though believing that investors are almost exclusively focused on the top-line trajectory."While we continue to believe management has put JCP on a better path (diversifying product mix, trimming costs, de-risking balance sheet), core EBITDA growth looks more tenuous and valuation expansion is difficult to justify as industry headwinds intensify and earnings quality erodes (cost cuts, asset sales key drivers)," (5/15/2017)
• 5. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "AMZN reported another solid qtr with better than expected margins and in-line rev. Guidance came in below expectations on unfavorable FX and continuing investment in India, fulfillment, digital content, and AWS. In our view, AMZN remains a core eCommerce holding, one of the best large-cap ideas in our coverage universe, with plenty of growth opportunities ahead." (4/28/2017)

Some companies that are related to Amazon.com include Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA), Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), Home Depot, Inc. (The) (HD), McDonald's Corporation (MCD), Inditex (IDEXY), The Priceline Group (PCLN), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Starbucks Corporation (SBUX), CVS Health Corporation (CVS), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), Lowe's Companies (LOW), JD.com (JD), Kering Unspon (PPRUY), TJX Companies, Inc. (The) (TJX), Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (WMMVY), eBay (EBAY), Hennes & Mauritz AB (HNNMY) and Target Corporation (TGT).

Amazon.com's management team includes the folowing people:

• Jeffrey P. Bezos, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
• Brian T. Olsavsky, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
• Andrew R. Jassy, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon Web Services
• Jeffrey A. Wilke, Chief Executive Officer - Worldwide Consumer
• David A. Zapolsky, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
• Jeffrey M. Blackburn, Senior Vice President - Business Development
• Shelley L. Reynolds, Vice President, Worldwide Controller, Principal Accounting Officer
• Patricia Q. Stonesifer, Lead Independent Director
• Tom A. Alberg, Independent Director
• John Seely Brown, Independent Director

Amazon.com's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.36%), APG Asset Management N.V. (0.18%), Swedbank (0.12%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.12%), Vontobel Asset Management Inc. (0.09%) and Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. (0.08%). Company insiders that own Amazon.com stock include Andrew R Jassy, Brian T Olsavsky, David Zapolsky, Diego Piacentini, Jeffrey A Wilke, Jeffrey M Blackburn, Jeffrey P Bezos, Patricia Q Stonesifer, Shelley Reynolds, Thomas O Ryder and Tom A Alberg. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Amazon.com.

Amazon.com's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fisher Asset Management LLC, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Bank of Montreal Can, Vontobel Asset Management Inc., Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds Voor DE Media PNO and Exxonmobil Investment Management Inc. TX. Company insiders that have sold Amazon.com stock in the last year include Andrew R Jassy, David Zapolsky, Jeffrey A Wilke, Jeffrey M Blackburn, Jeffrey P Bezos, Shelley Reynolds and Tom A Alberg. View Insider Buying and Selling for Amazon.com.

Amazon.com's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Swedbank, Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V., APG Asset Management N.V., Marathon Asset Management LLP, National Pension Service, First Quadrant L P CA, Aperio Group LLC and Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Amazon.com.

Shares of Amazon.com can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Amazon.com stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1,025.67.