Cloud Computing Isn't the Only Exciting Catalyst for Amazon Stock. Here's One More.

Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) have staged a sharp recovery, recently touching fresh all-time highs after the e-commerce and cloud computing giant reported its first-quarter results last week. Most of the chatter since has centered on Amazon Web Services (AWS), which grew 28% year over year on a $150 billion annualized revenue run rate -- the fastest pace in 15 quarters. But cloud computing isn't the only catalyst worth watching here.The company's advertising business now generates more than $70 billion in trailing-12-month revenue and is still compounding in the low-20s percentage range. For investors weighing where Amazon's earnings power could come from over the next several years, this is arguably the line item that doesn't get enough attention.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool