AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc. · Consumer Cyclical · Internet Retail
ZACKSHoldTECHSell
R500#163 today
TARGET+32%
$249.15
+1.01% today · -0.05% 1W
Sep 30 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Analyst target raises behind the outperformance
- AMZN +1.01% on the last session vs SPY −0.21%: +1.2 pts of stock-specific move.
- 31 Reddit mentions in the past 24 hours, 78% positive over the week · today's pace is 1.6× its recent daily average.
- 1 analyst action in the past 10 days (1 positive, 0 negative); latest: Rosenblatt maintained Buy, raised target $335 → $360.
- Market backdrop (Wed): Core PCE Price Index m/m 0.2% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Final GDP q/q 2.2% vs 1.5% expected (stronger); S&P futures +0.18%, 10-year yield +0bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals. The news-reading agent will explain the move with timestamped sources, and say so when there is no clear catalyst.
Best time to own AMZN in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | +15.3% | #75 |
| one week | Jul 27, 2026 | Aug 3, 2026 | +22.7% | #92 |
| one month | Mar 27, 2026 | Apr 29, 2026 | +32.0% | #122 |
| 3 months | Apr 21, 2025 | Jul 21, 2025 | +37.0% | #196 |
| 6 months | Feb 10, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | +34.4% | #300 |
| one year | Apr 21, 2025 | Apr 21, 2026 | +49.4% | #237 |
Rank #92 for one week means 91 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Sep 30, 2026 |
+1.0% | 0.0% | -6.5% | +4.5% | +24.0% | +13.5% |
| Best one single day Jul 30, 2026 |
+3.9% | +0.8% | -1.2% | -11.2% | -1.6% | +2.3% |
| Best one week Jul 27, 2026 |
-0.3% | -7.4% | -0.6% | -11.4% | -5.4% | 0.0% |
| Best one month Mar 27, 2026 |
-4.0% | -2.9% | -5.1% | -14.3% | -9.3% | -1.0% |
| Best 3 months Apr 21, 2025 |
-3.1% | -8.1% | -14.7% | -27.5% | -11.5% | -4.2% |
| Best 6 months Feb 10, 2026 |
-0.8% | -13.3% | -16.3% | -16.7% | -7.1% | -11.2% |
| Best one year Apr 21, 2025 |
-3.1% | -8.1% | -14.7% | -27.5% | -11.5% | -4.2% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.