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Shares of Amazon (AMZN - Free Report) popped nearly 2% in midday trading Tuesday to lift the e-commerce powerhouse to over $1 trillion in market value. Amazon joined Apple (AAPL - Free Report) as just the second publicly listed U.S. company to join the trillion-dollar club. On top of this splashy news, Amazon stock still looks like a strong buy at its new high.
$1 Trillion
Amazon saw its stock price jump 1.9% on Tuesday to top the $2,050.27 per share mark needed to hit this historic milestone. It took Amazon only 165 trading days to soar from $600 billion to $1 trillion. Plus, shares of AMZN had skyrocketed 111% over the last 12 months.
Looking back even further, Amazon’s valuation sat at around $250 billion in September 2015. Investors will note Amazon’s insane three-year rise, which helped prove the company’s outsized impact on the economy and the stock market.
Amazon follows Apple, which hit $1 trillion in market value on August 2. Jeff Bezos’ behemoth beat out Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL - Free Report) and Microsoft (MSFT - Free Report) to the trillion dollar punch, with both nearing the $900 million mark. Meanwhile, Facebook’s woes have seen it fall well behind its fellow tech giants.
Reasons to Buy
Amazon will likely grab even more of the spotlight in the coming days as it rides its $1 trillion wave. But, AMZN stock looks like a strong buy at the moment for an array of reasons.
Morgan Stanley (MS - Free Report) analysts upped their price target for Amazon from $1,850 to a whopping $2,500 per share last week. The new price target also represented the highest of all 41 analysts who cover AMZN, according to FactSet. Morgan Stanley cited the strength of Amazon’s high margin cloud computing business, among other units, in their note to clients.
Amazon claimed 34% of the total cloud computing market during the second quarter, according to Synergy Research Group, which came in well above Microsoft’s 14%, IBM’s (IBM - Free Report) 8%, Google’s 6%, and Alibaba’s BABA 4%. Meanwhile, Amazon’s core commerce business surged 29% to hit $31.86 billion, which accounted for 60% of Q2 revenues.
Looking ahead, the firm that forced the likes of Walmart (WMT - Free Report) , Target (TGT - Free Report) , and Costco (COST - Free Report) to revamp their business models, looks poised to become a bigger player in the pharmaceutical world with its PillPack purchase. The firm has also reportedly considered entering the insurance comparison and gas station businesses, as well as the vacation discount industry. On top of that, Amazon Prime has competed alongside Netflix (NFLX - Free Report) and Hulu. Now, with its growing content library, the company looks ready to take on Disney (DIS - Free Report) and Apple down the road as well.
Better yet, Amazon has earned 18 earnings estimate revisions with 100% agreement to the upside over the last 60 days, for both fiscal 2018 and 2019. During this same time period, AMZN has seen 14 upward revisions for Q3 against just one downward change. AMZN’s almost completely positive earnings revision activity helps it earn a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) standing.
The company also boats an “A” grade for Growth in our Style Scores system. Our current Zacks Consensus Estimate is calling for Amazon’s Q3 revenues to surge by 30% to hit $56.91 billion. Meanwhile, its full-year revenues are expected to reach $234.82 billion, which would represent a roughly 32% climb. Lastly, Amazon, which has historically sacrificed earnings for expansion, looks ready to become a more profitable company.
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Amazon Hits $1 Trillion Valuation: AMZN Stock Remains a Strong Buy
Shares of Amazon (AMZN - Free Report) popped nearly 2% in midday trading Tuesday to lift the e-commerce powerhouse to over $1 trillion in market value. Amazon joined Apple (AAPL - Free Report) as just the second publicly listed U.S. company to join the trillion-dollar club. On top of this splashy news, Amazon stock still looks like a strong buy at its new high.
$1 Trillion
Amazon saw its stock price jump 1.9% on Tuesday to top the $2,050.27 per share mark needed to hit this historic milestone. It took Amazon only 165 trading days to soar from $600 billion to $1 trillion. Plus, shares of AMZN had skyrocketed 111% over the last 12 months.
Looking back even further, Amazon’s valuation sat at around $250 billion in September 2015. Investors will note Amazon’s insane three-year rise, which helped prove the company’s outsized impact on the economy and the stock market.
Amazon follows Apple, which hit $1 trillion in market value on August 2. Jeff Bezos’ behemoth beat out Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL - Free Report) and Microsoft (MSFT - Free Report) to the trillion dollar punch, with both nearing the $900 million mark. Meanwhile, Facebook’s woes have seen it fall well behind its fellow tech giants.
Reasons to Buy
Amazon will likely grab even more of the spotlight in the coming days as it rides its $1 trillion wave. But, AMZN stock looks like a strong buy at the moment for an array of reasons.
Morgan Stanley (MS - Free Report) analysts upped their price target for Amazon from $1,850 to a whopping $2,500 per share last week. The new price target also represented the highest of all 41 analysts who cover AMZN, according to FactSet. Morgan Stanley cited the strength of Amazon’s high margin cloud computing business, among other units, in their note to clients.
Amazon claimed 34% of the total cloud computing market during the second quarter, according to Synergy Research Group, which came in well above Microsoft’s 14%, IBM’s (IBM - Free Report) 8%, Google’s 6%, and Alibaba’s BABA 4%. Meanwhile, Amazon’s core commerce business surged 29% to hit $31.86 billion, which accounted for 60% of Q2 revenues.
Looking ahead, the firm that forced the likes of Walmart (WMT - Free Report) , Target (TGT - Free Report) , and Costco (COST - Free Report) to revamp their business models, looks poised to become a bigger player in the pharmaceutical world with its PillPack purchase. The firm has also reportedly considered entering the insurance comparison and gas station businesses, as well as the vacation discount industry. On top of that, Amazon Prime has competed alongside Netflix (NFLX - Free Report) and Hulu. Now, with its growing content library, the company looks ready to take on Disney (DIS - Free Report) and Apple down the road as well.
Better yet, Amazon has earned 18 earnings estimate revisions with 100% agreement to the upside over the last 60 days, for both fiscal 2018 and 2019. During this same time period, AMZN has seen 14 upward revisions for Q3 against just one downward change. AMZN’s almost completely positive earnings revision activity helps it earn a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) standing.
The company also boats an “A” grade for Growth in our Style Scores system. Our current Zacks Consensus Estimate is calling for Amazon’s Q3 revenues to surge by 30% to hit $56.91 billion. Meanwhile, its full-year revenues are expected to reach $234.82 billion, which would represent a roughly 32% climb. Lastly, Amazon, which has historically sacrificed earnings for expansion, looks ready to become a more profitable company.
Will You Make a Fortune on the Shift to Electric Cars?
Here's another stock idea to consider. Much like petroleum 150 years ago, lithium power may soon shake the world, creating millionaires and reshaping geo-politics. Soon electric vehicles (EVs) may be cheaper than gas guzzlers. Some are already reaching 265 miles on a single charge.
With battery prices plummeting and charging stations set to multiply, one company stands out as the #1 stock to buy according to Zacks research.
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