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To: Johnny Canuck who wrote (67583)	11/4/2025 2:45:01 PM
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Amazon Earnings: 3 Catalysts That Could Drive Shares to $300Written by Sam Quirke. Published 10/31/2025. Key Points Amazon’s earnings smashed expectations pretty much across the board. The stock soared to a fresh all-time high in Thursday’s after-hours session. There are several reasons to think this could be the start of the final push to $300. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) just delivered the kind of quarter we — and most of Wall Street — had been waiting for. After months of consolidation below the $240 ceiling and investor concerns about potential downtrends, Thursday night’s earnings report blew the doors off those worries. We’ll get into the numbers below, but it’s telling that shares surged more than 13% in after-hours trading on Oct. 30 to about $252, setting a fresh record high and confirming what the chart had been hinting at for weeks—a breakout was coming. 7 High-Yield Dividend Stocks You Need to See (Ad)7 High Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Now Love steady payouts? This free report reveals 7 high-yield dividend stocks you need to know about. From Company #3, a tobacco giant innovating with smokeless products, to Company #4, famously known as “The Monthly Dividend Company,” these picks deliver steady income you can count on. Perfect for income-focused investors. It was exactly the kind of catalyst needed to propel Amazon out of its range and reignite confidence that the stock can continue to climb through Q4. Here are three reasons the rally might only be getting started and why $300 could be within sight. Reason #1: Fundamental Strength Is Back in FocusAmazon’s third-quarter results showed how well the company is executing across multiple fronts. Revenue topped expectations by more than $2 billion, and earnings per share beat estimates by nearly 25%. Crucially, the outperformance wasn’t driven by one-offs but by broad-based strength across AWS, advertising, and core retail. AWS remains the backbone of Amazon’s profitability, and its growth amid the AI boom was the standout. The cloud segment showed rising momentum, with management citing increased demand for AI workloads among enterprises. That should give investors confidence AWS can continue to fund Amazon’s expansion while easing concerns about margin pressure. From a fundamental perspective, few mega-cap tech companies look better headed into 2026 than Amazon. Reason #2: Analyst Conviction Keeps BuildingThe second reason to be bullish — and one we’ve highlighted in recent weeks — is the overwhelmingly positive outlook from analysts. Analysts have repeatedly reiterated Buy (or equivalent) ratings and raised price targets throughout the year, and the past few weeks were no exception. For example, analysts at Wedbush issued a $280 target earlier this month, while CIBC went even further with a $315 target—both notable moves given how flat the stock had been trading and how close earnings were. With the company now clearly firing on all cylinders, more of Wall Street’s heavy hitters will likely lift price targets to, and beyond, $300 in the coming days. Reason #3: The Macro Tailwind Is UndeniableBeyond company-specific factors, Amazon benefits from a favorable macro backdrop: the S&P 500 hit fresh all-time highs this week, driven by tech momentum, cooling inflation, and expectations for rate cuts in the months ahead. That environment rewards companies that deliver both growth and consistency—exactly what Amazon has just delivered. Risk-on sentiment is back, and investors are actively adding to positions in mega-cap tech names that offer reliable profitability and exposure to long-term themes like AI and cloud computing. That puts Amazon in a highly favorable position. That dynamic has already lifted peers such as Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to new highs in recent weeks, and Amazon’s breakout now looks like the next leg in that rotation. After a few months of lagging performance, Amazon is back among the front-runners. Where the Stock Goes NextTechnically, the picture looks strong. Momentum indicators like RSI and MACD are rising but remain below overbought levels, which supports a setup for further gains. If Amazon can hold above $250 through the weekend and into next week, that would form a solid support base for the next rally. Given that some analysts had already set $315 targets before Thursday’s report, that level could come into play quickly if the broader market stays risk-on.