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why did amazon stock go down today

by Phyllis Fadel Published 3 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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Will Amazon stock go back up?

Apr 21, 2022 · Amazon ( AMZN -2.66% ) shareholders lost ground to the market on Thursday as the stock fell 3% by 3:30 p.m. ET, compared to a 1% drop in the S&P 500. The drop pushed the e-commerce giant below the ...

Is Amazon stock going down?

Jul 30, 2021 · As of 3:15 p.m. EDT, Amazon's stock price was down more than 7%. So what Amazon's net sales jumped 27% year over year to a staggering $113.1 billion, fueled by strong gains in its cloud computing ...

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Why is Amazon stock declining?

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What happened

So what

Shares of Amazon.com ( AMZN -3.58% ) fell on Friday following the release of the e-commerce giant's second-quarter results. As of 3:15 p.m. EDT, Amazon's stock price was down more than 7%.

Now what

Amazon's net sales jumped 27% year over year to a staggering $113.1 billion, fueled by strong gains in its cloud computing and advertising businesses. Amazon Web Services (AWS) delivered revenue growth of 37%, up from 32% in the first quarter.

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Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky said during a conference call with analysts that Amazon's e-commerce growth is slowing as the economy reopens. "I think the impact of people getting vaccinated and getting out in the world, not only shopping offline, but also living life and getting out, it takes away from shopping time," Olsavsky said.

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When did Amazon stock break $100?

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When did Amazon go public?

Amazon stock first broke $100 dollars in 1999 but after the the tech bubble burst the stock price did not reach triple figures again until 10 years later. The stock suffered a 94% drop after the $106.69 high in December 1999, crashing to a low of $5.97 in January 2001.

When did Amazon IPO?

The History of Amazon’s Stock Price by Markets Insider. In 1997 when Amazon first filed for its initial public offering, the company was just three years old and had no clear path to profitability.

How many products did Amazon sell during the holiday season?

Amazon IPO’d on May 15, 1997 , trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol of AMZN at a price of $18 a share. On IPO day the stock price rose and closed at $23.50 putting the company at a value of $560 million. Taking the split-adjusted close of $1.96, the stock price has multiplied almost 500 times since.

When did Zacks discover earnings estimate revisions?

Robust performance delivered by Amazon during the holiday season drove top-line growth. Notably, it sold more than a billion products under the categories of toys, electronics, home, fashion, beauty and personal care across the world during the holiday shopping period.

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