Amazon sinks after earnings—which isn’t so unusual

October 24, 2014 |

Shares in Amazon sank on Friday after missing Wall Street expectations for the seventh time in nine quarters—and it turns out the stock tanking isn’t so unusual either.

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Amazon shares have fallen the day after earnings 11 of the last 20 quarters, according to Factset data, with an average day-after decline of 7.2 percent.

The stock hit its lowest levels since August 2013 in early trading Friday.

Period
Day After Earnings
Stock Reaction (%)
Q3 ’14 24 Oct ’14 -8.3
Q2 ’14 25 Jul ’14 -9.6
Q1 ’14 25 Apr ’14 -9.9
Q4 ’13 31 Jan ’14 -11
Q3 ’13 25 Oct ’13 9.4
Q2 ’13 26 Jul ’13 2.8
Q1 ’13 26 Apr ’13 -7.2
Q4 ’12 30 Jan ’13 4.8
Q3 ’12 26 Oct ’12 6.9
Q2 ’12 27 Jul ’12 7.9
Q1 ’12 27 Apr ’12 15.7
Q4 ’11 01 Feb ’12 -7.7
Q3 ’11 26 Oct ’11 -12.7
Q2 ’11 27 Jul ’11 3.9
Q1 ’11 27 Apr ’11 7.9
Q4 ’10 28 Jan ’11 -7.2
Q3 ’10 22 Oct ’10 2.5
Q2 ’10 23 Jul ’10 -1
Q1 ’10 23 Apr ’10 -4.3
Q4 ’09 29 Jan ’10 -0.5
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