Analyzing Amazon.com (AMZN) through the eyes of savvy investors.

By Scott Lee • Wednesday, September 27 10:12 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Amazon.com has moved -0.9% so far today on a volume of 13,242,660, compared to its average of 53,222,107. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Amazon.com trades -22.38% away from its average analyst target price of $160.85 per share. The 46 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $120.85 to $217.15, and on average have given Amazon.com a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in AMZN, you'll want to know the following:

Amazon.com has moved 6.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 16.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 1.21, Amazon.com has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 103.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
AMZN has a forward P/E ratio of 42.0 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $2.97 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.77 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Amazon.com is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 7.64 compared to its sector average of 3.12
Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products and subscriptions through online and physical stores in North America and internationally.
Based in Seattle, the company has 1,541,000 full time employees and a market cap of $1.29 Trillion.

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