For the first time ever, Amazon.com Inc. raked in more than $2 billion in profit, on the back of solid performance of its cloud computing services and its advertising business.
Earning $2.5 billion in Q2 2018, the e-commerce giant delivered its third consecutive quarter of ‘$1 billion- and-over' profit – thereby vindicating the firm’s long held invest-more-to-grow-more strategy. Amazon’s Q2 profits marked a massive climb from the year-ago period’s $197 million.
A key driver of the company’s solid performance was its cloud computing segment, Amazon Web Services, which generated $6.1 billion in sales – a 49% surge compared to the same quarter a year ago. Amazon’s cloud division has a fatter margin compared to the firm’s core retail segment.
Another trump card for Amazon turned out to be its “other” segment - (mainly consisting of the firm’s relatively new advertising business) which grew at around + 130% year-over-year to produce $2.2 billion revenues in Q2.
The company has also been aiming to boost profits of its retail business by cutting jobs and focusing on automation.
The company’s overall sales came in at $52.9 billion for the quarter, a year-over-year increase of 39% (slightly less than Wall Street estimates).
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The Momentum Indicator moved below the 0 level on May 07, 2025. You may want to consider selling the stock, shorting the stock, or exploring put options on GOOG as a result. In of 88 cases where the Momentum Indicator fell below 0, the stock fell further within the subsequent month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
GOOG moved below its 50-day moving average on May 07, 2025 date and that indicates a change from an upward trend to a downward trend.
The 50-day moving average for GOOG moved below the 200-day moving average on April 08, 2025. This could be a long-term bearish signal for the stock as the stock shifts to an downward trend.
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The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly undervalued 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 (6.868) is normal, around the industry mean (11.896). P/E Ratio (26.982) is within average values for comparable stocks, (50.251). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (1.637) is also within normal values, averaging (3.572). Dividend Yield (0.000) settles around the average of (0.027) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (6.477) is also within normal values, averaging (19.917).
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating very 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 Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 88, placing this stock 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 Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. GOOG’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 (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 average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
a holding company with interests in software, health care, transportation and other technologies
Industry InternetSoftwareServices