Many investors will point to the record of Amazon.com and say yes.

Some individual investors said they did not plan to buy or sell, at least for the moment.

But many investors say they have a number of reasons to hold back.

For a day at least, investors said the company, which is based in Atlanta, was worth more than $81 billion.

And that, experienced investors say, could be good even for the little guys.

Some investors said the stock might drop in coming weeks.

"They will certainly have a lot to talk about this year," one investor said.

But many investors say the current management is also at fault.

Some large investors promptly said the changes did not go far enough.

At the time, most analysts and investors said its best days were behind it.