Amazon (AMZN, $1,849.97) ready to invest $10,000 on employees for quitting job
Amazon employees who want to leave the company and start their own business have good news. The e-commerce giant is offering as much as $10,000 to its employees if they want to set up their own start-ups centred on delivery services. On top of this, the company said that it will pay these employees the three-month equivalent of their current salary if their start-ups benefit Amazon.
This is in-line with Amazon’s ‘Pay to Quit’ program announced in a shareholder letter five years ago. Basically, the company doesn’t want employees who don’t want to work at Amazon. But it still wants to encourage setting up their own business if Amazon sees any advantage for itself in those independent businesses.
The program is also consistent with Amazon’s recent efforts to ramp up delivery services. For example, in June 2018, the company launched its ‘Delivery Service Partners’ initiative which pursues independent business owners put up Amazon stickers on their vans even if they are working for other companies like FedEx (FDX) or UPS (UPS).
Since its establishment, the initiative has been able to help create 200 odd small businesses that have hired many local drivers to deliver packages to Amazon customers. This year the company plans to extend this initiative by supporting more employees to turn into business owners. The program has also been introduced to employees in UK and Spain.
AMZN's MACD Histogram just turned positive
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for AMZN turned positive on April 23, 2025. Looking at past instances where AMZN's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 50 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
Technical Analysis (Indicators)
Bullish Trend Analysis
The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on April 25, 2025. You may want to consider a long position or call options on AMZN as a result. In of 77 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
AMZN moved above its 50-day moving average on May 08, 2025 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.
The 10-day moving average for AMZN crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on May 12, 2025. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In of 17 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where AMZN advanced for three days, in of 326 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 299 cases where AMZN Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .
Bearish Trend Analysis
The 10-day RSI Indicator for AMZN moved out of overbought territory on May 15, 2025. This could be a bearish sign for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 46 similar instances where the indicator moved out of overbought territory. In of the 46 cases, the stock moved lower in the following days. This puts the odds of a move lower at .
The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 6 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.
The 50-day moving average for AMZN moved below the 200-day moving average on April 22, 2025. This could be a long-term bearish signal for the stock as the stock shifts to an downward trend.
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where AMZN declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
AMZN broke above its upper Bollinger Band on May 12, 2025. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. AMZN’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating well-balanced risk and returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 89, placing this stock slightly better than average.
The Tickeron Seasonality Score of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is significantly overvalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (7.153) is normal, around the industry mean (4.479). P/E Ratio (33.577) is within average values for comparable stocks, (45.549). AMZN's Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (2.281) is slightly higher than the industry average of (1.286). Dividend Yield (0.000) settles around the average of (0.051) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (3.408) is also within normal values, averaging (6.685).
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a provider of on-line retail shopping services
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