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Morgan Stanley: Another everything quarter
Morgan Stanley analysts, led by Brian Nowak, CFA, were pleased with Amazon s results on Tuesday. The firm said Amazon s core retail business continues to benefit from and drive the global e-commerce inflection.
The analysts added that they believe the Street is underestimating the scalability of Amazon s model and that they expect upward profit revisions even if revenue from the main e-commerce business decelerates post-pandemic. Morgan Stanley s model has Amazon reaching $102 billion in adjusted EBITDA by 2022.
Analysts at the firm also touched on Jeff Bezos exit, saying they believe investors might react negatively, but they aren t as worried.