Amazon.com Company Profile (NASDAQ:AMZN)

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

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced its earnings results on Thursday, April, 27th. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.45. The business had revenue of $35.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.31 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 13.87% and a net margin of 1.74%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 22.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.07 EPS. View Amazon.com's Earnings History.

Amazon.com is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 26th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Amazon.com.

47 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Amazon.com's stock. Their predictions range from $719.07 to $1,250.00. On average, they anticipate Amazon.com's stock price to reach $1,013.20 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Amazon.com.

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

• 1. 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)
• 2. 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)
• 3. Cantor Fitzgerald analysts commented, "Results vs. consensus. Revenue was $35.71M (+24% Y/Y, FXN) vs. FactSet consensus of $35.34B. On an FX-neutral (FXN) basis, revenue growth was unchanged Q/Q. GAAP EPS of $1.48 were above consensus of $1.08, while GAAP operating income of $1,005M exceeded consensus of $876M.. Healthy growth in Core retail; AWS strong. Paid units grew 24% Y/Y, with NA sales +23% Y/Y, while International (FXN) grew 21%. AWS revenue grew 43% Y/Y and generated 89% of AMZN’s operating income." (4/28/2017)
• 4. Stifel Nicolaus analysts commented, "We recently increased our long term revenue estimates and raised our price target reflecting: (1) momentum in U.S. eCommerce sales which are benefiting from traditional retail dislocation and increased penetration of categories late to migrate online; (2) the growing Prime member base; (3) continued momentum in AWS; and (4) the emergence of non-retail business lines. In the near term we continue to believe heightened investment in strategic areas could drive margins below current expectations. We support where investment dollars are focused and maintain our positive view. We see strong likelihood of favorable outcomes from current investment and believe as the leader in two large and rapidly growing markets, Amazon has the opportunity to drive long term growth and market share gains." (4/24/2017)
• 5. Maxim Group analysts commented, "The company is expected to report 1Q17 earnings on Thursday, April 27, after market close, with a conference call at 5:30pm ET." (4/20/2017)

Some companies that are related to Amazon.com include Mercadolibre (MELI), Liberty Interactive Group (QVCA), Vipshop Holdings Ltd - (VIPS), Wayfair (W), Liberty Interactive Co. - Series A Liberty Ventures (LVNTA), Baozun (BZUN), Lands' End (LE), Overstock.com (OSTK), Liquidity Services (LQDT), Lightinthebox Holding Co Ltd-ADR (LITB), Gaia (GAIA), EVINE Live (EVLV), CVSL (CVSL) and E Commerce China Dangdang (DANG).

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 a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (0.00%), BlackRock Inc. (0.00%), FMR LLC (0.00%), State Street Corp (3.46%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (0.00%) and Morgan Stanley (0.00%). 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, John Seely Brown, 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 FMR LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Baillie Gifford & Co., Wellington Management Group LLP, Marshall Wace LLP, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC and Winslow Capital Management LLC. 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, Patricia Q Stonesifer, 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 BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Swiss National Bank, Marshall Wace North America L.P., SG Americas Securities LLC and Alliancebernstein 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 $995.78.