Even though it's already made millionaires, this company still has incredible growth prospects. It may not be the same as a young upstart, but it also comes with less risk. Amazon stock should amply reward investors over the next five years.
Amazon.com Inc. shows a Risk Score of 8.00.
Experts also have different estimates of how much the price of AMAZON shares will increase. Most of them agree that the stock may add up to 400%. Сan Amazon reach $1000 again? Some bullish forecasts suggest it could reach $800 or even $1,000, reflecting a highly optimistic outlook.
If Amazon grows its earnings per share (EPS) by an average of 25% annually over the next three years, it could achieve an EPS of around $9.25 by FY 2027 (up from an estimated $4.74 in FY 2024). Applying a 35x P/E ratio in line with Amazon's historical average suggests a fair stock value of over $300.
Of the 72 stock analysts following Amazon, 94% have a buy rating, according to FactSet.
Amazon shies off high after hitting $2,000 per share for the first time. It's a major milestone in the stock's climb to match Apple's $1 trillion market valuation.
Amazon's shares have surged more than 46% higher in 2024, backing down very slightly from a recent all-time high. Market timing is difficult, and Amazon has a long history of outperforming expectations.
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Even starting with a relatively small $1,000 just 10 years ago, you would now have about $10,500. Placing the same amount in the S&P 500 would've resulted in about $3,300.
Operating cash flow increased 57% year over year to a new high of $112 billion on a trailing-12-month basis. While investments in growth initiatives will cause lumpy results in cash flow from year to year, the growth of Amazon's business over the long term makes it a solid investment.
We continue to see Apple as overvalued, as we believe there are growth headwinds to iPhone revenue in a mature smartphone market and with higher competition out of China. We expect iPhone revenue to return to growth in fiscal 2025 after a couple of weak years of growth.
AMZN Stock 12 Month Forecast
Based on 48 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Amazon.Com, Inc. in the last 3 months. The average price target is $249.16 with a high forecast of $290.00 and a low forecast of $197.00.
The 43 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Amazon stock have an average target of 244.6, with a low estimate of 197 and a high estimate of 290. The average target predicts an increase of 11.72% from the current stock price of 218.94.
Then, the company held off on stock splits for quite some time, choosing to let shares appreciate in step with Amazon's growth. However, once its price moved and stayed well above $3,000 beginning in late 2020, the company couldn't hold out any longer.
For Netflix, if you bought shares a decade ago, you're likely feeling really good about your investment today. A $1000 investment made in November 2014 would be worth $14,248.59, or a 1,324.86% gain, as of November 7, 2024, according to our calculations.
(NASDAQ:AMZN) is arguably one of the best blue chip stocks to buy, as it is a market leader in e-commerce and cloud computing. While the stock was up by about 47% in 2024, there is room for additional gains owing to the investments the company is making to strengthen its growth metrics and long-term prospects.
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Amazon's growth
A $1,000 investment at the closing price on the day of the IPO and not sold would be worth roughly $1.87 million today. The stock made its debut on May 15, 1997, at a pre-split closing price of $23.50 per share ($0.098 per share split-adjusted).
Those gains translate to a 25.8% compound annual growth rate for Amazon compared to an 8.2% CAGR for the S&P 500 in that time. As a result, $10,000 in AMZN stock purchased 20 years ago would now be worth $983,555.
Of the 47 analysts who recommended Amazon in June, 44 rated it a buy or a strong buy. Forecasters predict that Amazon will reach $200 per share a year from now and will continue to rise to $250 per share at the end of 2026. In 2027, the prediction is for a price of $300, and $250 by the end of 2028.