Amazon - 27 Year Stock Price History | AMZN (2024)

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How much was Amazon stock worth in the year 2000? ›

The closing price for Amazon (AMZN) in 2000 was $0.78, on December 29, 2000. It was down 80.9% for the year. The latest price is $180.75.

The all-time high Amazon stock closing price was 189.50 on May 09, 2024. The Amazon 52-week high stock price is 191.70, which is 6.9% above the current share price. The Amazon 52-week low stock price is 118.35, which is 34% below the current share price. The average Amazon stock price for the last 52 weeks is 151.50.

The closing price for Amazon (AMZN) in 1997 was $0.25, on December 31, 1997. It was up 105.9% for the year. The latest price is $176.44.

Before this first stock split, Amazon's share price was $85.68 (on 1 June 1998), meaning that each share was worth $42.84 – or exactly half – immediately after the two-for-one split.

As a result, an investment of $10,000 a decade ago would be worth over $107,000 today. The company made many millionaires over the last decade, begging the question: Does it still have much to offer new investors? Let's examine Amazon's business more closely and determine whether it's still worth investing in in 2024.

If you had invested $1,000 in Google stock on Aug. 19, 2004, today, you would have $60,107. Likewise, if you had invested $1,000 in an index fund replicating Nasdaq, you would have $9,000.

Bezos is Amazon's largest shareholder, but institutional investors own nearly 63% of Amazon's shares. Here's a look at the institutions and individuals that are Amazon's largest shareholders as of Dec. 31, 2023.

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Amazon. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has had four stock splits since its initial public offering in 1997, with its most recent one occurring in June 2022 in a 20-to-one split. The company has enjoyed immense success over the years by leading two crucial sectors: e-commerce and cloud computing.

If I really wanted to impress you with big numbers, I'd point out that a $1,000 Amazon stake on the date of its initial public offering (IPO) in 1997 would have grown to $1.6 million by now.

How much is $10,000 invested in Apple 20 years ago? ›

Those gains translate to a 36.6% compound annual growth rate for Apple compared to a 7.4% CAGR for the S&P 500 in that time. That means that $10,000 in AAPL stock purchased 20 years ago would be worth about $5.08 million today, assuming reinvested dividends.

A $10,000 investment in Microsoft on November 3, 1986 held through November 29, 2021 is worth $38.9 million today. That's a 389,000% return compared to a measly 4,270% return by the Nasdaq over the same period.

Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) hit the magic price of $1,000 per share on the morning of May 30, but there's no indication that CEO Jeff Bezos has any intention of splitting the stock, the Wall Street Journal reports.