23 02, 2023

Amazon Finalizes Landmark Deal to Acquire Healthcare Company – Why is the Stock Dropping?

By |2023-02-23T19:27:36+00:00February 23rd, 2023|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Hot Stocks|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Yesterday, Amazon announced its acquisition of healthcare provider One Medical. This landmark deal will cost Amazon $3.9 billion, and allow them to become a primary medical care provider. But so far, the market reaction hasn’t been what Amazon was hoping for. The purchase of One Medical will grant Amazon access to over 200 brick-and-mortar [...]

28 12, 2022

Amazon Sets Sights on Sports Streaming Service – 2 Things Investors Need to be Aware of

By |2023-01-24T15:24:48+00:00December 28th, 2022|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Hot Stocks|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

It’s been a rough year for the largest e-commerce company in the world, Amazon. Share prices today have fallen to record lows over the past three years, down to just $82/share. As the company sits over 50% lower today than it did this time last year, things are changing structurally for Amazon. The company [...]

26 09, 2022

What Amazon Announcing Second Prime Day Sale Means for Investors!!

By |2023-01-24T15:24:58+00:00September 26th, 2022|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Hot Stocks|Tags: , , |0 Comments

It was announced early this morning that Amazon is adding another Prime Day sale to their calendar. Prime Day has historically come once a year and has been the most lucrative day for the company - and its sellers. Revenue on Prime Day has even surpassed Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales in the past. This [...]

31 08, 2022

First Solar Inc. Gains Momentum Amidst Expansion News, But Should You Buy, Sell or Hold?

By |2023-01-24T15:25:01+00:00August 31st, 2022|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Hot Stocks|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

For years, efforts here on the homefront have been to increase US manufacturing - preventing money from going overseas. The latest in cutting back on imports comes from President Biden’s push to accelerate domestic manufacturing through legislation. The inflation reduction act (IRA) became law on August 16, 2022 and sets aside about $30 billion in [...]

29 08, 2022

Despite Help from Amazon, Rivian Stock Struggles – 3 Reasons it’s NOT rated a Buy

By |2023-01-24T15:25:01+00:00August 29th, 2022|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Hot Stocks|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Usually, news of a partnership with Amazon would bode well for a company’s stock. However, that hasn’t been the case for Rivian - one of the most anticipated EVs since Tesla. This automaker just went public in the last year - and while the stock hit the market at a high of $172 in [...]

25 08, 2022

Peloton Stock Soars With Amazon Sales Channel…Then Plummets as Q4 Earnings Miss. Here’s Why VectorVest Still Rates it a HOLD

By |2023-01-24T15:25:01+00:00August 25th, 2022|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Hot Stocks|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Those looking to buy Peloton equipment and fitness gear or access to thousands of on-demand fitness classes will be excited to hear that it just got a whole lot easier. Now - the company’s offerings are available through Amazon. The fitness company struck a partnership with the e-commerce platform to grow its customer base, [...]

12 05, 2022

Amazon Was No Surprise! VectorVest Saw It Coming!

By |2023-01-24T15:25:06+00:00May 12th, 2022|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Hot Stocks, Market in Review, The Views, VectorVest, VectorVest News|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Nobody Analyzes Stocks Like VectorVest VectorVest issued a SELL rating for AMZN on 1/20/22 at $3,033.35, with a Value of only $1,359.13 per share.   As of April 29, 2022, Amazon (AMZN) has plummeted from $3,033.25 to $2,483.00 since VectorVest's SELL rating on January 20, 2022. That’s an 18% loss in just over 3 months! [...]

18 04, 2017

Creative Destruction

By |2022-11-16T13:34:36+00:00April 18th, 2017|Categories: Stock Market, The Views, VectorVest|Tags: , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

It wasn’t a coincidence or happenstance that one day after I wrote last Friday’s essay about Amazon.com, (AMZN), Investor’s Business Daily, IBD, published a front page article entitled, “The Death of Retail.” Why did that happen? The common thread between VectorVest and IBD is that we publish information for stock investors, and one of the [...]

7 04, 2017

Flying High

By |2022-11-16T13:34:36+00:00April 7th, 2017|Categories: VectorVest|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Amazon, AMZN, hit an all-time intraday high of $923.72 per share on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. It became public on May 15, 1997 at $18.00 per share, $1.50 per share after three stock splits. That’s a gain of 61,481% in less than 20 years. What a ride! We can examine this amazing ride by looking [...]

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