Amazon.com Inc. is set to report its Q1 2017 earnings this Thursday, after the market close. Is AMZN stock a buy going into the earnings announcement on April 27?
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Jeff Bezos-led, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is scheduled to announce its Q1 2017 earnings on April 27, after the market close.Wall street analysts expectthe Seattle, Washington-based company to report Non-GAAP EPS of $1.13 on revenue of $35.31B. After a brief fall following the last Amazon earnings announcement in early Feb, AMZN stock has resumed its uptrend, closing the last trading session at a price of $898.53 per share. The last traded price implies a year to date gain of 19.8%, indicating that Amazon stock has significantly outperformed the Nasdaq Composite (INDEX:COMPX), up 9.8% for the year, and also theS&P 500 (INDEX:SPAL), which is up 4.92% in the year-to-date.Will AMZN stock maintain its strong momentum following the latest earnings report? Is AMZN stock a good buy ahead of the Amazon.com Inc.Q1 2017 earnings report?
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