Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price,

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Three years ago, Amazon was saddled with costs from its lockdown-era capacity improvements. The company's stock had fallen by nearly 50% in November 2022. Investors who bought Amazon roughly doubled the return of the S&P 500. After Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN ...

Amazon has been making headlines for a variety of reasons as of late, having recently expanded its annual Prime Day sale from two days to four, and even more recently giving early holiday shoppers a second swing at a bargain with Prime Big Deal Days ...

This gain pales in comparison to the 100% total return of the S&P 500 index. It's worth pointing out, though, that Amazon shares skyrocketed 77% in the 12 months before (from mid-November 2019 to mid-November 2020), as it benefited from a quick recovery following the COVID-19 dip.