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Amazon Tops $3 Trillion Market Cap as Shares Hit a Record High. AI-Powered AWS Growth Fuels Post-Earnings Rally
['Matias Civita']
International Business Times
Amazon crossed a historic milestone on Monday, surpassing a $3 trillion market capitalization for the first time after investors cheered a blockbuster second-quarter earnings report.
Shares of the e-commerce and technology giant climbed about 4% to a new all-time high, marking their strongest performance since early May.
Amazon reported adjusted earnings of $1.97 per share for the second quarter, comfortably beating analysts' expectations of $1.82 per share.
AWS generated $42.2 billion in revenue during the quarter, significantly ahead of analysts' expectations of $40.54 billion.
Despite the record spending, he suggested Amazon still expects supply constraints to continue well into the future.