Amazon.com stock has experienced some pain since the company reported earnings, but that hasn’t stopped analysts from predicting a comeback in the months ahead. Amazon reported stronger than anticipated fourth-quarter earnings after the stock market closed on Thursday,

Amazon is slated to report its fourth-quarter results after the market closes Thursday, with analysts overwhelmingly bullish on the tech titan's stock.

Brian Chesky, the CEO of Airbnb, says he wants the company to become a travel Amazon — a one-stop shop for everything related to traveling and living. In a Thursday earnings call, Airbnb's chiefs said the company plans to invest $200 million to $250 million in launching new businesses and offerings on the Airbnb app.

Airbnb stock surged after fourth-quarter earnings beat expectations. It has largely missed out on the travel boom but that may be about to change as the short-term rental company positions its app to become the Amazon.

KEY TAKEAWAYS Shares in Airbnb, which posted higher-than-estimated earnings Thursday, are surging in morning trading Friday, as the company invoked Amazon’s do-everything retail approach with plans to move well beyond just being a vacation rental app.

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said people use the app once or twice a year. He wants to raise that to once or twice a week.