The Google search application is seen running on an iPhone on September 5, 2018.
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Investors don't realize that Google is an e-commerce giant that can compete with Amazon, according to analysts at Baird.
The firm said in a note Thursday that Google already facilitates about one-third of e-commerce sales and is poised to grow that in the coming years.
"We believe Google is becoming a quasi-marketplace for brands/sellers that seeks to balance their exposure to Amazon and other marketplaces with having more control over the customer experience," Baird said in the note.
