Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, online retail giant Amazon.com (AMZN +0.30%) has received a distressing two-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Amazon and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Amazon facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Seattle (1994) |
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Market Cap |
$118.4 billion |
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Industry |
Internet retail |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$61.1 billion |
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Management |
Founder/Chairman/CEO Jeff Bezos CFO Thomas Szkutak |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
9% |
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Cash/Debt |
$11.5 billion / $4.4 billion |
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Competitors |
Apple eBay Wal-Mart |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 21% of the 6,812 members who have rated Amazon believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those Fools, All-Star reddingrunner, succinctly summed up the Amazon bear case for our community:
I've always avoided shorting crappy stocks on CAPS as a cheap way of scoring points (not realistic in the real world). But I think Amazon is one of the greatest companies in the world. I've often wished I could buy it. But it really is ridiculously overvalued. Maybe it will soar in the next year. But in five years it will have a P/E below 30, probably well below.
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