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. Amazon.com, Inc. has a strategic partnership with Volkswagen AG. 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
Next Earnings Date7/25/2019 (Estimated)
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) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 25th. The e-commerce giant reported $7.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.61 by $2.48. The e-commerce giant earned $59.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $59.73 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 4.97% and a return on equity of 28.91%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 17.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.27 earnings per share. View Amazon.com's Earnings History.
When is Amazon.com's next earnings date?
What guidance has Amazon.com issued on next quarter's earnings?
Amazon.com issued an update on its second quarter 2019 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 25th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $59.5-63.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $62.37 billion.
What price target have analysts set for AMZN?
45 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Amazon.com's shares. Their forecasts range from $1,861.69 to $2,550.00. On average, they anticipate Amazon.com's stock price to reach $2,190.8126 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 20.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Amazon.com.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Amazon.com?
45 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Amazon.com in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 43 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 first-quarter results wherein both the earnings and revenues have grown on a year-over-year basis. The company continued to benefit from its solid Prime momentum during the reported quarter. Rapid adoption of Prime owing to its customer benefits and strengthening grocery services drove its top-line growth. Further, expanding content portfolio of Prime remained a major positive. Additionally, Amazon’s continued momentum in AWS remains a major positive. Strengthening AWS services and its growing adoption continued to aid Amazon’s cloud dominance. Notably, the stock has outperformed the industry it belongs to over a year. However, rising cloud competition from the likes of Microsoft Azure and Google cloud is a significant headwind. Also, heavy investment in fulfillment centers is a concern." (4/29/2019)
- 2. Stifel Nicolaus analysts commented, "We expect continued top line momentum following an impressive holiday season given the healthy macro backdrop, strong retail sales growth in the U.S., the Prime membership fee increase in 1H:18, and outsized growth from AWS and advertising, which we believe will drive further operating margin expansion in 2019 despite the company’s intentions to ramp up investments throughout the year. Amazon is well-positioned as the leader in two large/fast growing markets (retail and cloud), and we believe the company’s advertising business, which is still in the early stages, will continue to benefit as more businesses shift ad budgets Amazon’s way given its dominance in product search. Our price target remains $2,300." (4/22/2019)
- 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 articles about AMZN stock have been trending positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Amazon.com earned a media sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the e-commerce giant a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.
Are investors shorting Amazon.com?
Amazon.com saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,580,066 shares, a drop of 45.4% from the March 29th total of 4,724,141 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,532,455 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Amazon.com's Current Options Chain.
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), Baozun (BZUN), Insight Enterprises (NSIT), Jumia Technologies (JMIA), NutriSystem (NTRI), PC Connection (CNXN), Overstock.com (OSTK), PCM (PCMI), Ruhnn (RUHN), Youngevity International (YGYI) and Blue Apron (APRN).
What other stocks do shareholders of Amazon.com own?
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 many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (5.21%), FMR LLC (3.38%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.09%), Northern Trust Corp (1.00%), Morgan Stanley (0.94%) and Baillie Gifford & Co. (0.90%). Company insiders that own Amazon.com stock include Andrew R Jassy, Brian T Olsavsky, Daniel P Huttenlocher, David Zapolsky, Indra K Nooyi, 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 institutional investors are selling Amazon.com stock?
AMZN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Viking Global Investors LP, BlackRock Inc., Baillie Gifford & Co., Morgan Stanley, WCM Investment Management LLC, Whale Rock Capital Management LLC and Voya Investment Management LLC. 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, Indra K Nooyi, 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 institutional investors are buying Amazon.com stock?
AMZN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ellis Investment Partners LLC, Ronna Sue Cohen, Joseph P. Lucia & Associates LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Natixis, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Renaissance Technologies LLC and Appaloosa LP. 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 $1,823.28.
How big of a company is Amazon.com?
Amazon.com has a market capitalization of $897.66 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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