Company Analysis on Amazon Inc
Conduct an analysis on Amazon Inc, a publicly traded company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or on the NASDAQ to analyze. The Writing Assignment is to be 750 – 1,250 words in length using APA formatting guidelines to include a title page and reference page (this range includes everything in the assignment including your name, title, and citations).
Additionally, at least one recent reference should come from an academic journal or prominent business publication (e.g., The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Fortune, Investor’s Business Daily, etc.). A recent reference is one that has a publication date that is less than one year old
The analysis of Amazon should cover the following questions
1) Why did you choose to analyze this company?
2) What were the opinions of some of your referenced articles on this stock as an investment? Please note that it is best if there is at least some disagreement on this question.
3) Is an investment in the stock a higher or lower risk investment than an investment in other stocks as a whole? Why or why not?
4) How large is the company in relation to its competitors?
5 ) How fast is the company growing?
6) How profitable is the company?
7)What is the company’s price-to-earnings ratio? What does this tell you about the company?
8) Does it have a dividend? If so, what is the dividend yield?
9) Does the future of the company appear to be promising?
10) On which exchange does the company trade, and what is its ticker symbol?
11) Key Point: Do you recommend or not recommend this company’s stock as an investment for investors that are considering stock investments? Why?