Amazon (AMZN, $3,205.41) gets price target raise from Citi analysts

Amazon.com  received a price-target hike from Citi analysts.

The analysts boosted their target for the e-commerce company’s stock to a Wall Street high of $3,550 from $2,700. They cited what they believe is an  pandemic-driven dominance of digital sales.

Citi analyst Jason Bazinet said that while his team anticipate total U.S. retail sales in 2022 to be 1% above 2019 levels ,they expect  e-commerce to increase 43% while brick-and-mortar retail to fall 4%. If that holds up, Amazon's prospect potentially gets boosted.

Bazinet expects Amazon to have 43% of the domestic e-commerce market by 2022, up from 38% in 2019, and almost 7% of total U.S. retail sales by 2022, up from 4% last year.

According to Tickeron, AMZN in +6.08% Uptrend, growing for three consecutive days on July 09, 2020

As a Bullish sign, keep an eye on this company's ticker for future growth. Considering data from situations where AMZN advanced for three days, in 277 of 391 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are 71%.

Current price $3205.41 is above $2474.00 the highest resistance line found by A.I. Throughout the month of 06/08/20 - 07/09/20, the price experienced a +26% Uptrend. During the week of 07/01/20 - 07/09/20, the stock enjoyed a +11% Uptrend growth.

Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) just turned positive. Considering data from situations where AMZN's MACD histogram became positive, in 32 of 47 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are 68%.

The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In 216 of 338 similar cases where AMZN Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are 64%.

Bearish Trend Analysis

The RSI Indicator demonstrates that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 5 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.

The Stochastic Indicator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 5 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.

The higher Bollinger Band was broken -- a price fall is expected as the ticker heads toward the middle band, which invites the trader to consider selling or shorting the ticker, or exploring put options. In 20 of 45 cases where AMZN's price broke its higher Bollinger Band, its price dropped further during the following month. The odds of a continued Downtrend are 44%.

Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)

Tickeron has a positive outlook on this ticker and predicts a further increase by more than 4.00% within the next month with a likelihood of 85%. During the last month, the daily ratio of advancing to declining volumes was 2.34 to 1.

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is 2 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 71, placing this stock better than average.

The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is 3 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating outstanding 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 PE Growth Rating for this company is 11 (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to outstanding 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 SMR rating for this company is 57 (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 Valuation Rating of 96 (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: AMZN's P/B Ratio (24.33) is slightly higher than the industry average of (4.88). AMZN's P/E Ratio (152.03) is considerably higher than the industry average of (38.87). AMZN's Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (5.90) is very high in comparison to the industry average of (1.63). Dividend Yield (0.00) settles around the average of (0.09) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (3.33) is also within normal values, averaging (2.58).