Citi names Amazon top Internet pick for 2018, ups target to $1,400 - InvestingChannel

Citi names Amazon top Internet pick for 2018, ups target to $1,400

Citi analyst Mark May remains bullish on the consumer Internet sector, especially over the near term. The analyst believes a “positive, tax reform fueled, business climate” should benefit the end-markets of the companies in the space. After outperformance in 2017, however, he recommends being more selective in 2018. Amazon.com (AMZN) moves up a spot to become his top-ranked pick for 2018. May sees the combination of greater than 30% sales growth, margin expansion and the current valuation as a “compelling mix.” He raised his price target for Amazon shares to $1,400 from $1,250. May’s most- to least-favored stocks under coverage, in order, are: Amazon, Expedia (EXPE), Facebook (FB), Priceline (PCLN), Alphabet (GOOGL), eBay (EBAY), Yelp (YELP), Twitter (TWTR), TripAdvisor (TRIP), Netflix (NFLX), GrubHub (GRUB), GoDaddy (GDDY), Despegar.com (DESP), trivago (TRVG), LendingClub (LC), Wayfair (W), Snap (SNAP), Zillow (ZG), Blue Apron (APRN) and Roku (ROKU), which he downgraded this morning to Sell.