Amazon Stock: What to Expect in 2022 and Beyond

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock performance was uncharacteristically flat in 2021 after having a monster year in 2020. But that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of exciting possibilities for this stock as we head into 2022.

After a 76% price runup in 2020, it's actually not all that surprising that Amazon's stock performance might ease up in 2021. the pandemic caused a lot of its gains to be pulled forward and management knew it would have to provide lukewarm guidance. There were a few other issues Amazon dealt with as well (details below) that made stock traders wary and Amazon only gained 2.4% in 2021. But that doesn't mean the long-term bull case for Amazon has been derailed.