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Amazon (AMZN)

In the Nasdaq-100.

Your signal

Buy64 / 100

Buy: 64 is at or above your Buy line of 60. Off the high (−9% from its 1-year high) scores 70 and lifts it; Plays in (61%) scores 61 and holds it back.

Every factor in this score has a tested record: each was checked month by month since 2011 on numbers public at the time.

Factor you weightAMZNPointsWeightAdds
Plays in61%614024.4
Off the high−9% from its 1-year high703021.0
Trend+7% vs 200-day633018.9
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Your signal is the one call Be The Puck makes on a stock, and you set it: weight the plays, analysts, P/E, growth, debt, trend and more, and move the Buy and Sell lines. Every page follows your choice. How the score works

All 18 factors for AMZN
FactorAMZNPointsWhat it is
Plays in61%61The share of the plays you count that hold it now.
Analysts' upside+28% · 58 analysts69How far analysts' average 12-month target sits above the price (3+ analysts). −20% scores 0, +50% full marks; at most 50 while the price is below its 200-day average, since targets lag a falling price.
Analysts' rating1.3 · strong buy83The analysts' average recommendation: strong buy scores 100, hold or worse 0.
P/E20.8×62Price over the last four quarters' earnings per share. Lower ranks higher; a loss scores 0. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Forward P/E24.7×19Price over next year's expected earnings. Lower ranks higher; an expected loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
PEG1.4846P/E divided by expected earnings growth. Lower ranks higher; around 1 is often read as fair for the growth. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to sales3.6×51Market value over the last 12 months' revenue. Lower ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Price to book5.1×33Price over book value (assets minus debts) per share. Lower ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Dividend yieldnone0Dividends over the last year as a share of the price. Higher ranks higher; no dividend scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Earnings growth+89%79Earnings per share over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Revenue growth+16%54Revenue over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Profit margin17%62Net profit as a share of revenue. Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Return on equity25%79Profit as a share of shareholders' equity. Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Debt to equity0.24×71Debt against shareholders' equity. Lower ranks higher; negative equity scores 0. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Off the high−9% from its 1-year high70How far the price sits below its highest close of the last year: 100 points at the high, none at 30% or more below. The exit rule: a stock that keeps falling loses points whatever else it has going for it.
Trend+7% vs 200-day63How far the price sits above its 200-day average. Higher ranks higher.
1-year momentum+17%53The price change over the last 12 months. Higher ranks higher.
Low crash exposure3/10 · moderate70The storm test: 100 for no exposure, 10 points off per point of exposure.

The read

Test a theory on AMZN

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Plays in61 / 100Every play Be The Puck tests, in 7 families.
Crash exposureModerate3 of 10 on the storm testMayer Multiple1.07×Price ÷ its 200-day average (+7%). Higher than on 43% of days since 2005. Above 2.4 is Mayer's overheated zone.

The most accurate play in each family

Each family's play whose calls went the right way most often, tested on 351 stocks since 2005, and what it says about AMZN now.

A call is right when the stock rose after an in call or fell after an out call. Trend plays are built to take many small losses for a few big wins, so their hit rates run lower; being right often isn't the same as making the most money. How we test a play.

AMZN, day by day

How to read candlesticks

Each candle is one trading day: the box spans the open and close, the thin line the day's high and low. Hollow boxes closed up, filled boxes closed down. Toggle the averages to see the trend the plays read. Dots above the candles mark news and company filings: hover or tap one to see the story and how the stock moved from the last close before it, against the market on the same days.

What moved AMZN lately

No session in the last 30 moved it twice a normal day against the S&P 500; these were its largest, the news read on each, and how reliably that kind of news has moved stocks before. How it's measured

Two years of calls, week by week

InOutShare of plays in

One row per play, grouped by family. When most rows turn green at once, the trend is broad. When they split, the plays disagree and the stock is usually chopping sideways.

Every play on AMZN

All 100 plays, by family.

Calls right: how often the play's calls on AMZN went the right way since 2005. Record columns: play / buy and hold, annual return and worst drawdown since 2005. Click a column to sort.Sort with the menu above the list.

PlayCallSinceNext moveCalls rightAnnual returnWorst drawdown
Trend following
PB EMABitcoin Playboy · dailyINOct 6, 2026 +0.9%Exit below $254.80 (−1.5%)29% 170/579+14.2% / +24.5%−39.9% / −65.3%
Bull Market Support BandBenjamin Cowen · weeklyINOct 9, 2026 −1.5%Exit below $252.39 (−2.4%)30% 33/109+14.9% / +24.5%−47.8% / −65.3%
Ripster EMA CloudRipster · dailyINOct 6, 2026 +0.9%Exit below $254.43 (−1.6%)27% 94/349+15.2% / +24.5%−39.5% / −65.3%
Trend TemplateMark Minervini · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −1.5%Exit below $257.96 (−0.2%)21% 39/189+7.9% / +25.0%−42.1% / −65.3%
Stage AnalysisStan Weinstein · weeklyINJul 31, 2026 −4.8%Exit below $251.71 (−2.7%)22% 15/69+14.0% / +24.5%−41.3% / −65.3%
Stage 2 + Mansfield RSStan Weinstein · weeklyOUTSep 4, 2026 +0.0%Enter above $263.11 (+1.8%)23% 18/78+15.9% / +24.5%−42.0% / −65.3%
10-Month SMAMeb Faber · month-endINApr 30, 2026 −2.4%Exit below $245.79 (−4.9%)30% 10/33+18.3% / +24.5%−39.1% / −65.3%
200-Day RulePaul Tudor Jones · dailyINJul 30, 2026 +9.8%Exit below $242.47 (−6.2%)13% 21/163+14.5% / +24.5%−53.7% / −65.3%
Golden CrossMarket tradition · dailyINMay 6, 2026 −6.0%Not on one close33% 9/27+13.8% / +24.5%−50.5% / −65.3%
Granville 200-DayJoseph E. Granville · dailyINJul 30, 2026 +9.8%Exit below $242.47 (−6.2%)11% 14/129+12.6% / +24.5%−54.0% / −65.3%
Hull Moving AverageAlan Hull · weeklyOUTSep 18, 2026 +1.9%Enter above $265.54 (+2.7%)35% 50/143+12.9% / +24.5%−53.3% / −65.3%
Kaufman Adaptive MAPerry J. Kaufman · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −1.5%Exit below $257.03 (−0.6%)25% 195/791+8.1% / +24.5%−51.5% / −65.3%
TEMA CrossoverPatrick G. Mulloy · dailyINOct 7, 2026 −0.5%Exit below $234.14 (−9.5%)36% 96/266+9.7% / +24.5%−45.3% / −65.3%
Seykota 15/150Ed Seykota · dailyINApr 13, 2026 +7.8%Not on one close29% 6/21+19.6% / +26.2%−43.5% / −65.3%
Guppy Multiple MAsDaryl Guppy · dailyINOct 12, 2026 −0.4%Exit below $246.85 (−4.5%)29% 38/131+13.2% / +24.5%−56.3% / −65.3%
Ichimoku CloudGoichi Hosoda · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −1.5%Exit below $256.37 (−0.9%)30% 37/125+11.0% / +24.5%−51.2% / −65.3%
SupertrendOlivier Seban · dailyOUTSep 15, 2026 +4.1%Enter above $262.73 (+1.6%)39% 67/173+10.8% / +24.5%−54.2% / −65.3%
Williams AlligatorBill Williams · dailyOUTAug 26, 2026 −0.7%Not on one close39% 118/301+11.0% / +24.5%−41.2% / −65.3%
Vortex IndicatorEtienne Botes & Douglas Siepman · dailyINOct 5, 2026 +2.9%Exit below $237.45 (−8.2%)35% 194/560+12.5% / +24.5%−41.4% / −65.3%
AroonTushar S. Chande · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −1.5%Exit below $244.30 (−5.5%)41% 85/208+15.5% / +24.5%−49.5% / −65.3%
Parabolic SARJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINOct 2, 2026 +2.8%Exit below $252.57 (−2.3%)38% 184/489+8.0% / +24.5%−51.8% / −65.3%
ADX TrendJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTSep 15, 2026 +4.1%Not on one close32% 60/186+1.6% / +24.5%−43.7% / −65.3%
MACD Zero LineGerald Appel · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −1.5%Exit below $244.39 (−5.5%)31% 49/158+18.5% / +24.5%−41.6% / −65.3%
Zweig 4% ModelMartin Zweig · weeklyINOct 9, 2026 −1.5%Exit below $251.93 (−2.6%)34% 79/231+15.5% / +24.5%−52.5% / −65.3%
MAMA/FAMA CrossJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINOct 8, 2026 +1.8%Exit below $216.76 (−16.2%)27% 64/234+11.1% / +24.5%−49.7% / −65.3%
Schaff Trend CycleDoug Schaff · dailyINOct 6, 2026 +0.9%Not on one close40% 104/258+10.4% / +24.5%−63.6% / −65.3%
Zero Lag EC CrossJohn F. Ehlers & Ric Way · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −1.5%Exit below $244.36 (−5.5%)30% 47/158+16.8% / +24.5%−43.6% / −65.3%
DP Trend ModelCarl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin · dailyINOct 12, 2026 −0.4%Exit below $247.95 (−4.1%)29% 33/115+11.8% / +24.5%−57.2% / −65.3%
Elder Triple ScreenAlexander Elder · dailyOUTSep 4, 2026 +0.0%Enter above $262.84 (+1.6%)39% 88/226+12.4% / +24.5%−25.4% / −65.3%
Holy GrailLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTJun 3, 2026 +3.4%Not on one close31% 11/36+1.4% / +24.5%−22.9% / −65.3%
Breakouts & channels
Four-Week RuleRichard Donchian · dailyINOct 7, 2026 −0.5%Exit below $244.30 (−5.5%)39% 50/128+14.8% / +24.5%−54.2% / −65.3%
Turtle System 1Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyOUTAug 17, 2026 −1.0%Enter above $287.20 (+11.1%)29% 50/170+6.2% / +24.5%−38.9% / −65.3%
Turtle System 2Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyOUTAug 13, 2026 −2.5%Enter above $287.20 (+11.1%)28% 34/122+4.6% / +24.5%−44.6% / −65.3%
Clenow TrendAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTAug 18, 2026 −0.3%Enter above $278.09 (+7.5%)31% 36/118+6.1% / +24.5%−43.7% / −65.3%
Darvas BoxNicolas Darvas · dailyINOct 7, 2026 −0.5%Exit below $244.73 (−5.4%)39% 44/114+9.2% / +24.5%−70.5% / −65.3%
Keltner ChannelChester W. Keltner & Linda Bradford Raschke · dailyOUTAug 18, 2026 −0.3%Enter above $268.11 (+3.7%)29% 57/196+3.8% / +24.5%−43.3% / −65.3%
Bollinger BreakoutJohn Bollinger · dailyINOct 7, 2026 −0.5%Exit below $253.19 (−2.1%)31% 75/243+4.9% / +24.5%−42.6% / −65.3%
Chandelier ExitChuck LeBeau · dailyINOct 7, 2026 −0.5%Exit below $245.82 (−4.9%)42% 83/198+14.6% / +24.5%−43.0% / −65.3%
Wilder Volatility SystemJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTAug 18, 2026 −0.3%Enter above $262.78 (+1.6%)35% 66/191+12.8% / +24.5%−46.3% / −65.3%
P&F Double TopA.W. Cohen & Thomas J. Dorsey · dailyINJul 31, 2026 −4.8%Exit below $241.13 (−6.7%)39% 38/97+13.9% / +24.5%−58.4% / −65.3%
Chande Kroll StopTushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyINOct 7, 2026 −0.5%Exit below $246.50 (−4.7%)31% 109/352+12.3% / +24.5%−44.8% / −65.3%
Acceleration BandsPrice Headley · dailyOUTAug 12, 2026 −3.3%Not on one close29% 68/234+1.8% / +24.5%−24.2% / −65.3%
TTM SqueezeJohn F. Carter · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −1.5%Exit below $220.05 (−14.9%)37% 58/157+5.2% / +24.5%−15.9% / −65.3%
NR7 BreakoutToby Crabel · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +3.8%Exit below $244.73 (−5.4%)33% 234/706+11.1% / +24.5%−38.0% / −65.3%
Bollinger SqueezeJohn Bollinger · dailyINOct 7, 2026 −0.5%Exit below $253.19 (−2.1%)22% 12/55+0.6% / +24.5%−27.5% / −65.3%
Momentum
12-Month MomentumMoskowitz, Ooi & Pedersen · month-endINMar 31, 2026 +24.2%Exit below $253.24 (−2.1%)43% 10/23+20.0% / +24.8%−52.4% / −65.3%
12-1 MomentumNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Sheridan Titman · month-endINFeb 27, 2026 +23.1%Not on one close48% 11/23+21.8% / +24.8%−52.6% / −65.3%
Dual MomentumGary Antonacci · month-endOUTJun 30, 2026 +8.5%Enter above $281.58 (+8.9%)48% 19/40+15.5% / +24.8%−40.7% / −65.3%
Stocks on the MoveAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTJul 23, 2026 +10.7%Not on one close16% 30/186+6.0% / +24.5%−42.2% / −65.3%
52-Week HighThomas J. George & Chuan-Yang Hwang · month-endINApr 30, 2026 −2.4%Exit below $241.42 (−6.6%)36% 9/25+12.7% / +24.5%−38.6% / −65.3%
Levy Relative StrengthRobert A. Levy · weeklyOUTSep 4, 2026 +0.0%Enter above $266.08 (+2.9%)27% 31/116+12.5% / +24.5%−43.6% / −65.3%
MACD Signal CrossGerald Appel · dailyINOct 5, 2026 +2.9%Exit below $239.86 (−7.2%)35% 152/440+7.6% / +24.5%−36.8% / −65.3%
Elder ImpulseAlexander Elder · dailyINOct 2, 2026 +2.8%Exit below $255.50 (−1.2%)33% 232/703+13.6% / +24.5%−43.4% / −65.3%
Know Sure ThingMartin J. Pring · dailyINOct 7, 2026 −0.5%Exit below $184.31 (−28.7%)39% 122/314+7.5% / +24.5%−45.6% / −65.3%
Coppock CurveEdwin S. C. Coppock · month-endINMar 31, 2023 +150.3%Not on one close56% 5/9+24.4% / +26.0%−65.3% / −65.3%
CCI +100Donald R. Lambert · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −1.5%Exit below $260.18 (+0.6%)29% 191/649+0.2% / +24.5%−55.0% / −65.3%
TRIX Signal CrossJack K. Hutson · dailyINOct 7, 2026 −0.5%Exit below $178.73 (−30.9%)38% 103/274+6.8% / +24.5%−43.9% / −65.3%
TSI Zero LineWilliam Blau · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −1.5%Exit below $244.70 (−5.4%)31% 47/154+17.9% / +24.5%−41.8% / −65.3%
13612W MomentumWouter J. Keller & Jan Willem Keuning · month-endINSep 30, 2026 +3.8%Exit below $254.92 (−1.4%)34% 30/88+15.2% / +24.8%−55.8% / −65.3%
Market-State MomentumMichael J. Cooper, Roberto C. Gutierrez Jr. & Allaudeen Hameed · month-endINFeb 27, 2026 +23.1%Not on one close59% 10/17+23.3% / +28.3%−38.1% / −65.3%
Frog in the PanZhi Da, Umit G. Gurun & Mitch Warachka · dailyINFeb 27, 2026 +23.1%Not on one close48% 14/29+18.2% / +24.8%−38.1% / −65.3%
PMO Signal CrossCarl Swenlin · dailyINOct 7, 2026 −0.5%Exit below $238.75 (−7.7%)34% 117/344+9.1% / +24.5%−35.5% / −65.3%
Mean reversion
RSI 30/70J. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTMay 11, 2026 −3.9%Not on one close59% 23/39+10.1% / +24.5%−60.2% / −65.3%
RSI(2) PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTSep 30, 2026 +3.8%Not on one close60% 208/346+8.2% / +24.5%−23.4% / −65.3%
Double 7sLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTOct 2, 2026 +2.8%Not on one close61% 257/418+11.1% / +24.5%−29.1% / −65.3%
Bollinger ReversionJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTSep 21, 2026 +0.1%Buy below $242.24 (−6.3%)64% 108/170+8.4% / +24.5%−35.4% / −65.3%
Stochastic 20/80George C. Lane · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 −0.4%Not on one close64% 107/166+8.0% / +24.5%−60.2% / −65.3%
Williams %RLarry Williams · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 +1.8%Not on one close58% 171/294+9.8% / +24.5%−70.1% / −65.3%
DeMark 9-CountTom DeMark · dailyOUTJul 10, 2026 +5.4%Not on one close64% 45/70+11.4% / +24.5%−60.2% / −65.3%
Mayer MultipleTrace Mayer · dailyINNov 22, 2004 +13,491.6%Sell above $586.05 (+126.6%)–+24.5% / +24.5%−65.3% / −65.3%
ConnorsRSI PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez & Matt Radtke · dailyOUTNov 10, 2022 +167.6%Not on one close73% 19/26+3.3% / +24.5%−11.8% / −65.3%
Laguerre RSIJohn F. Ehlers · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 +1.8%Not on one close48% 150/310+9.1% / +24.5%−57.9% / −65.3%
StochRSI 20/80Tushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 +1.8%Not on one close56% 253/450+10.6% / +24.5%−59.1% / −65.3%
IBS ReversionAlexander S. Pagonidis · dailyINOct 12, 2026 −0.4%Sell above $258.58 (0.0%)57% 1017/1795+8.4% / +24.5%−25.0% / −65.3%
Connors %bLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTOct 6, 2026 +0.9%Not on one close55% 56/102+7.5% / +24.5%−26.4% / −65.3%
Fisher TransformJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINOct 2, 2026 +2.8%Exit below $261.02 (+0.9%)37% 383/1035+4.6% / +24.5%−59.9% / −65.3%
1-Month ReversalNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Bruce N. Lehmann · month-endINAug 31, 2026 −0.5%Sell above $254.17 (−1.7%)60% 72/121+7.5% / +24.5%−59.2% / −65.3%
Volume & money flow
On-Balance VolumeJoseph E. Granville · dailyINSep 29, 2026 +4.8%Exit below $258.58 (0.0%)26% 195/748+6.9% / +24.5%−60.8% / −65.3%
Chaikin Money FlowMarc Chaikin · dailyOUTOct 13, 2026 0.0%Not on one close37% 76/203+12.3% / +24.5%−60.2% / −65.3%
Money Flow IndexGene Quong & Avrum Soudack · dailyINJun 15, 2026 +5.1%Not on one close60% 21/35+12.6% / +24.5%−60.2% / −65.3%
Negative Volume IndexNorman Fosback & Paul Dysart · dailyOUTAug 11, 2026 −5.0%Not on one close40% 31/77+13.5% / +24.8%−55.0% / −65.3%
Force IndexAlexander Elder · dailyINOct 2, 2026 +2.8%Exit below $255.18 (−1.3%)27% 200/731+7.7% / +24.5%−47.1% / −65.3%
Buff AveragesBuff Dormeier · dailyINOct 7, 2026 −0.5%Exit below $229.29 (−11.3%)33% 116/350+9.3% / +24.5%−51.2% / −65.3%
Chaikin OscillatorMarc Chaikin · dailyOUTOct 13, 2026 0.0%Enter above $258.58 (+0.0%)36% 215/604+9.0% / +24.5%−57.6% / −65.3%
Volume Flow IndicatorMarkos Katsanos · dailyINApr 23, 2026 +1.4%Not on one close30% 38/128+12.8% / +24.7%−51.9% / −65.3%
Klinger OscillatorStephen J. Klinger · dailyINSep 25, 2026 +3.6%Sell $255.04–$260.63 (+0.8%)34% 336/991+11.7% / +24.5%−49.9% / −65.3%
Candles & chart patterns
Engulfing SwitchSteve Nison & Thomas N. Bulkowski · dailyOUTAug 5, 2026 −5.2%Not on one close50% 57/113+4.6% / +24.5%−51.5% / −65.3%
HikkakeDaniel L. Chesler · dailyOUTJun 9, 2026 +5.9%Not on one close35% 44/125+8.8% / +24.5%−44.5% / −65.3%
Turtle Soup Plus OneLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTJun 25, 2026 +13.9%Not on one close41% 27/66−0.5% / +24.5%−41.6% / −65.3%
Calendar
Halloween IndicatorSven Bouman & Ben Jacobsen & Yale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTApr 30, 2026 −2.4%Buys Oct 3047% 20/43+11.3% / +24.5%−49.7% / −65.3%
Best Six + MACDYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINOct 2, 2026 +2.8%Window opens Apr 143% 19/44+10.7% / +24.5%−48.2% / −65.3%
Seasonal TimingSy Harding · dailyOUTMay 11, 2026 −3.9%Window opens Oct 1640% 17/43+10.5% / +24.5%−49.5% / −65.3%
Santa Claus RallyYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTJan 5, 2026 +10.9%Buys Dec 2336% 16/44+1.6% / +24.5%−11.6% / −65.3%
Turn of the MonthJosef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt & Robert A. Ariel · dailyOUTOct 5, 2026 +2.9%Buys Oct 2947% 245/526+3.2% / +24.5%−45.8% / −65.3%
Presidential Sweet SpotYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +3.8%Sells Jun 3045% 5/11+8.3% / +24.5%−33.0% / −65.3%
Pre-HolidayRobert A. Ariel & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyOUTSep 4, 2026 +0.0%Buys Nov 2444% 176/400+2.3% / +24.5%−10.3% / −65.3%
January BarometerYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · month-endINDec 30, 2022 +207.8%Not on one close40% 8/20+16.2% / +24.5%−45.5% / −65.3%
Weekend EffectKenneth French & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyINOct 12, 2026 −0.4%Sells Oct 1651% 1174/2284+14.9% / +24.5%−62.6% / −65.3%
Pre-FOMC DriftDavid Lucca & Emanuel Moench · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 +5.1%Buys Oct 2748% 166/348+4.7% / +24.5%−8.1% / −65.3%
Lunar CycleKathy Yuan, Lu Zheng & Qiaoqiao Zhu · dailyINOct 2, 2026 +2.8%Sells Oct 1649% 266/541+9.9% / +24.5%−47.0% / −65.3%
Benchmark
Buy & HoldJohn C. Bogle · benchmarkINJan 3, 2005Always in–+24.5%−65.3%

If the market cracks: the storm test

How the storm test works
ExposureModerate3 of 10 points
  • Market swings2/3
  • Past crashes1/2
  • Debt0/3
  • Run-up0/2
  • It moves about 1.5× its index.
  • It fell about 1.1× as far as its index in past crashes.

Past crashes, peak to low

Financial crisis Oct 2007 to Nov 2008 · back to its old high Oct 2009

AMZN−63%
S&P 500−57%

COVID crash Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 · back to its old high Apr 2020

AMZN−23%
S&P 500−34%

2022 bear market Jan 2022 to Jun 2022 · back to its old high Feb 2024

AMZN−40%
S&P 500−25%
  • Beta1.47Moves about 1.5× as much as the S&P 500 week to week.
  • Downside capture162%In months the S&P 500 fell, this fell 162% as much on average.
  • Two-year change+37%
  • From 52-week high−9%
  • Debt to equity0.61×
  • Net debt / EBITDA0.8×Years of operating cash earnings it would take to pay off its debt.
  • Interest cover43.8×

A crash marks every stock down; debt decides which companies come through. The storm test scores both halves: how hard the stock swings with the market, and how much debt it carries into a downturn. It describes fragility; it does not predict a crash.

The business behind the price

How to judge these numbers

Internet Retail · Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, fire tablets, fire TVs, echo, ring, blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content.

Size and valuation
Market cap$2.8TWhat the whole company is worth at today's price: share price × shares outstanding.
Revenue (last 12 months)$776BTotal sales. The market values it at 3.6× sales.
P/E ratio20.8×Buyers pay $21 for each $1 of the last year's profit.
Forward P/E24.7×Price against analysts' estimate of next year's profit.
Price to book5.1×Price against the company's net assets (its equity) per share.
Profit and growth
Profit margin17.4%Keeps 17¢ of each dollar of sales as profit.
Revenue growth+15.8%The last four quarters' sales against the four before.
Earnings growth+89.5%Same comparison for profit.
Return on equity24.5%Yearly profit as a share of shareholders' money in the business.
Free cash flow$3.2BCash left after running and investing in the business.
Balance sheet
Total equity$411BWhat it owns minus what it owes.
Total debt$252BLoans and bonds it has to pay back, with interest.
Cash$123BCash and short-term investments on hand.
Debt to equity0.61×Moderate.
Interest cover43.8×Interest is easily paid from profit.
Wall Street
Average analyst target$331.2028% above the close, from 58 analysts (range $230.00 to $405.00).
Consensus ratingStrong buyAnalysts' average recommendation. Ratings lean positive: sell ratings are rare.

P/E, price to sales and book, growth, margin and return on equity from the company's SEC filings for the quarter to 2026-06-30; other company figures from Yahoo Finance, fetched Oct 14, 2026. Analyst targets are opinions, not forecasts Be The Puck checks.

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