$Amazon.com(AMZN)$shares traded higher by 11.5% on Friday after the company reported impressive second-quarter numbers in a difficult macroeconomic climate.
On Thursday, Amazon reported a second-quarter adjusted EPS loss of 20 cents, missing analyst estimates of a 14-cent profit. Second-quarter revenue was $121.2 billion, beating Wall Street expectations of $119.3 billion. Revenue was up 7% from a year ago.
Amazon reported $19.7 billion in Amazon Web Services revenue, beating analyst estimates of $19.56 billion.
Looking ahead, Amazon guided for third-quarter revenue growth of between 13% and 17%.
Ratings And Price Targets:
* Bank of America has a Buy rating and a $170 target.
* Morgan Stanley has an Overweight rating and a $175 target.
* Rosenblatt Securities has a Neutral rating and a $118 target.
* Raymond James has an Outperform rating and a $164 target.
* Needham has a Buy rating and a $175 target.
* Telsey Advisory Group has an Outperform rating and a $150 target.
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