The first half of this year was a roller coaster ride in the stock of Amazon, which closed in June. Although this may look like a flat-performance, the narration behind the scene reveals more. Having lost more than 20% between February and April, Amazon found new footing i.e., recording impressive upturns in May and June. This rebound shows investors confidence that it is back and indeed some of the initial concerns are starting to die down.
The changing tariff scheme was one of the important factors contributing to turbulence. Investor sentiment was affected by uncertainty of policy earlier this year, but an easing of the tariffs appeared to have sparked a vigorous rally in May. Simultaneously, Amazon remains on the top of the e-commerce and cloud computing markets. Despite the pressure exerted by rivals such as Walmart and Microsoft on it, Amazon is one of the most preferred online shopping destinations and a driving force of AI and cloud services.
Wall Street paints more possibilities in the future. The majority of analysts rate the stock as a buy with a number expecting more or less a 10% increase by the end of this year. Positive indicators are also present with respect to technical indicators. Amazon is already at stand to move just above an important buy zone, which is usually an indication that more can be gained.
The cloud-based business has beeniopjg a bit off the mark as per the last quarter and the guidance of Amazon was on the safe side. Nevertheless, it has a high revenue growth and increased profitability which indicate that the business is still on a good track. The latter half of 2025 may be significantly stronger than the former. According to the consumer surveys, Amazon faces record highs of loyalty, whereas advertising has become a growth driver, as well.
To sum up, Amazon does not appear to show weakness anywhere in its long-term growth drivers. It still appears to be a good bet in the future as investors are interested in a steadily growing, innovative organization with plenty of opportunity.
Amazon (AMZN) stock closed an up-and-down first half of the year trading flat. Are the e-commerce giant’s shares set up for a rally in the second half of the year?