Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products and subscriptions in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) segments. It sells merchandise and content purchased for resale from third-party sellers through physical stores and online stores. The company also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, and Echo devices; provides Kindle Direct Publishing, an online service that allows independent authors and publishers to make their books available in the Kindle Store; and develops and produces media content. In addition, it offers programs that enable sellers to sell their products on its Websites, as well as their own branded Websites; and programs that allow authors, musicians, filmmakers, skill and app developers, and others to publish and sell content. Further, the company provides compute, storage, database, and other AWS services, as well as compute, storage, database offerings, fulfillment, publishing, digital content subscriptions, advertising, and co-branded credit card agreement services. Additionally, it offers Amazon Prime, a membership program, which provides free shipping of various items; access to streaming of movies and TV episodes; and other services. It serves consumers, sellers, developers, enterprises, and content creators. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Catalog & mail-order houses
Sub-IndustryInternet Retail
SectorRetail/Wholesale
Phone206-266-1000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$232.89 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees647,500
OptionableOptionable
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Amazon.com's stock symbol?
Amazon.com trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AMZN."
How were Amazon.com's earnings last quarter?
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $6.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.55 by $0.49. The e-commerce giant earned $72.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $71.73 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 27.02% and a net margin of 4.33%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.16 EPS. View Amazon.com's Earnings History.
When is Amazon.com's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for AMZN?
44 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for Amazon.com's shares. Their predictions range from $1,800.00 to $2,450.00. On average, they anticipate Amazon.com's stock price to reach $2,144.0789 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 33.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Amazon.com.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Amazon.com?
44 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Amazon.com in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 42 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Amazon.com.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about Amazon.com stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Amazon.com stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Amazon reported impressive fourth-quarter 2018 results with earnings and revenues increasing significantly on a year-over-year basis. The company benefited from its ecommerce dominance as well as continued momentum in AWS. Rapid adoption of Prime, primarily due to its benefits, is a key catalyst. Moreover, Amazon’s growing global footprint and distribution strength remains along with rapid expansion of Prime enabled grocery services and growing physical presence are tailwinds. Further, increasing AWS regions and its growing adoption will continue to aid Amazon’s cloud momentum. Notably, shares have outperformed the industry in the past year based on these factors. However, first-quarter 2019 revenue guidance was disappointing. Also, rising cloud battle and heavy investment in fulfillment centers are headwinds." (2/5/2019)
- 2. Stifel Nicolaus analysts commented, "We believe the quarter’s results and guidance are better than some feared heading into the report, though management commented there will be more investment in 2019 relative to 2018, which is impacting shares. This doesn’t change our positive view as we expect incremental investment to strengthen Amazon’s leadership position in retail and cloud services. We reiterate our Buy rating with a $2,300 PT." (2/1/2019)
- 3. Guggenheim analysts commented, "We remain PT, which remains based on a SOTP valuation, now on our newly introduced FY20 estimates that call for +20% top-line growth and >40% adj. CSOI growth through FY20." (1/31/2019)
- 4. KeyCorp analysts commented, "We would characterize the holiday as solid overall (see our previous notes) and expect that AMZN continued to grow faster than overall retail. Consistent with 10-20% revenue growth guidance, annualization of the WFM acquisition should cause reported revenue growth to slow – we currently model 15% growth. We think AMZN’s long-term growth prospects remain intact." (1/29/2019)
Has Amazon.com been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about AMZN stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Amazon.com earned a media sentiment score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the e-commerce giant a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.
Who are some of Amazon.com's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Amazon.com include CDW (CDW), Wayfair (W), Qurate Retail Inc Series A (QRTEA), Vipshop (VIPS), Stitch Fix (SFIX), Insight Enterprises (NSIT), Baozun (BZUN), NutriSystem (NTRI), PC Connection (CNXN), Overstock.com (OSTK), PCM (PCMI), Blue Apron (APRN), Youngevity International (YGYI), Netshoes (CAYMAN) (NETS) and Lightinthebox (LITB).
Who are Amazon.com's key executives?
Amazon.com's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Jeffrey P. Bezos, Founder, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 55)
- Mr. Brian T. Olsavsky, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 55)
- Mr. Jeffrey M. Blackburn, Sr. VP of Bus. Devel. (Age 49)
- Mr. Jeffrey A. Wilke, Chief Exec. Officer of Worldwide Consumer (Age 52)
- Mr. Andrew R. Jassy, Chief Exec. Officer of Amazon Web Services (Age 51)
Who are Amazon.com's major shareholders?
Amazon.com's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (22.39%), BlackRock Inc. (5.25%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.03%), Northern Trust Corp (0.99%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (0.92%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.80%). Company insiders that own Amazon.com stock include Andrew R Jassy, Brian T Olsavsky, Daniel P Huttenlocher, David Zapolsky, Jeffrey A Wilke, Jeffrey M Blackburn, Jeffrey P Bezos, Judith A Mcgrath, Patricia Q Stonesifer, Shelley Reynolds, Thomas O Ryder and Tom A Alberg. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Amazon.com.
Which major investors are selling Amazon.com stock?
AMZN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, 1832 Asset Management L.P., Alleghany Corp DE, New York State Common Retirement Fund, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC and California Public Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold Amazon.com company stock in the last year include Andrew R Jassy, Brian T Olsavsky, Daniel P Huttenlocher, David Zapolsky, Jeffrey A Wilke, Jeffrey M Blackburn, Jeffrey P Bezos, Judith A Mcgrath, Patricia Q Stonesifer, Shelley Reynolds, Thomas O Ryder and Tom A Alberg. View Insider Buying and Selling for Amazon.com.
Which major investors are buying Amazon.com stock?
AMZN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Geode Capital Management LLC, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., BlackRock Inc., Coatue Management LLC, Northern Trust Corp, Mackay Shields LLC and Jennison Associates LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Amazon.com.
How do I buy shares of Amazon.com?
Shares of AMZN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Amazon.com's stock price today?
One share of AMZN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1,607.95.
How big of a company is Amazon.com?
Amazon.com has a market capitalization of $789.83 billion and generates $232.89 billion in revenue each year. The e-commerce giant earns $10.07 billion in net income (profit) each year or $20.14 on an earnings per share basis. Amazon.com employs 647,500 workers across the globe.
What is Amazon.com's official website?
How can I contact Amazon.com?
Amazon.com's mailing address is 410 TERRY AVENUE NORTH, SEATTLE WA, 98109. The e-commerce giant can be reached via phone at 206-266-1000 or via email at [email protected]
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