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Why is Amazon stock declining?
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as eBay Inc. fell 0.73% to $58.38, Alphabet Inc. Cl A fell 3.13% to $2,685.65, and Walmart Inc. fell 0.55% to $135.33. Trading volume (3.6 M) remained 120,832 below its 50-day average volume of 3.8 M.
Why is Amazon down stock?
The stock is down 38% year to date. The growth stock is likely down due to a combination of a tough day in the overall market and another price-target cut on Shopify shares from an analyst. Image source: Getty Images. KeyBanc analyst Josh Beck lowered his price target for the stock on Tuesday, dropping it from $1,750 to $1,250.
Why is Amazon price dropping?
- Revenue: $113.08 billion versus $115.06 billion expected
- Diluted EPS: $15.12 versus $12.22 expected
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Revenue: $14.81 billion versus $14.18 billion expected
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.