Amazon's (AMZN -0.23%) stock dropped after the company announced its quarterly financial results.
*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Aug. 5, 2025. The video was published on Aug. 7, 2025.
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What's Going on With Amazon Stock?
By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA
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Aug 8, 2025 at 9:46AM
NASDAQ: AMZN
Amazon
Market Cap
$2.4T
Today's Change
(-0.23%) -$0.52
Current Price
$222.61
Price as of August 8, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET
A sequential decline in profit margins in Amazon's most lucrative segment spooked investors.
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A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.
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AMZN
$222.61
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$0.52
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