Fuguo Bank downgrades Amazon's rating: Strong cloud computing performance cannot hide short-term concerns

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2024.10.07 23:31
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Citibank Securities downgraded Amazon's rating from "buy" to "hold" with a target price lowered from $225 to $183, reflecting concerns about its short-term profit margins. Despite a 19% increase in Amazon's stock price this year, analysts still warn that profit margin expansion in the first half of 2025 may be limited. Nevertheless, about 94% of analysts still give Amazon a "buy" rating with an average target price of $219, indicating a 21% upside potential in the next 12 months, mainly driven by the growth of its cloud computing business