Amazon Shares Drop 2.5% Amid Broader Market Sell-Off, Investor Confidence Wanes
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
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Source: stocktwits
- Poor Stock Performance: Amazon's shares fell 2.5% on Wednesday, marking its worst performance in nearly two months, reflecting a decline in investor confidence amid a broader market sell-off where the Nasdaq dropped 1.1% and the S&P 500 fell 0.5%.
- Consecutive Decline: The stock has now dropped for three consecutive days, losing approximately 4.4% cumulatively, while only gaining 5.2% in 2025, the lowest among the 'Magnificent Seven', indicating increasing concerns about its future growth prospects.
- Investor Sentiment Deterioration: Despite analysts being overwhelmingly bullish with 63 out of 67 rating it 'Buy' or higher, investor sentiment on social media remains in the 'bearish' zone, reflecting ongoing worries about growth in its significantly larger cloud unit compared to Microsoft's Azure.
- Analyst Price Target Optimism: According to Koyfin, analysts have set an average price target of $295.46 for Amazon, implying a 25% upside from its last close, suggesting that despite current market sentiment, there may be potential for stock recovery in the future.
Analyst Views on AMZN
Wall Street analysts forecast AMZN stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for AMZN is 294.71 USD with a low forecast of 250.00 USD and a high forecast of 340.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
43 Analyst Rating
40 Buy
3 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 242.600
Low
250.00
Averages
294.71
High
340.00
Current: 242.600
Low
250.00
Averages
294.71
High
340.00
About AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc. provides a range of products and services to customers. The products offered through its stores include merchandise and content it has purchased for resale and products offered by third-party sellers. The Company’s segments include North America, International and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It serves consumers through its online and physical stores and focuses on selection, price, and convenience. Customers access its offerings through its websites, mobile apps, Alexa, devices, streaming, and physically visiting its stores. It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablet, Fire TV, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero, and develops and produces media content. It serves developers and enterprises of all sizes, including start-ups, government agencies, and academic institutions, through AWS, which offers a set of on-demand technology services, including compute, storage, database, analytics, and machine learning, and other services.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
