Amazon.com (AMZN) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) is anticipated to post its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect Amazon.com to post earnings of $1.38 per share and revenue of $154.96 billion for the quarter. Amazon.com has set its Q1 2025 guidance at EPS.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.34. Amazon.com had a net margin of 9.29% and a return on equity of 24.25%. On average, analysts expect Amazon.com to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $7 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Amazon.com Trading Up 1.3 %

NASDAQ:AMZN traded up $2.45 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $188.99. The stock had a trading volume of 36,349,105 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,921,682. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $193.52 and a 200 day moving average of $207.75. The company has a market capitalization of $2.00 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.18, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39. Amazon.com has a one year low of $151.61 and a one year high of $242.52.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 5,501 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $228.44, for a total value of $1,256,648.44. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 505,318 shares in the company, valued at approximately $115,434,843.92. This represents a 1.08 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 8,833 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.47, for a total value of $1,965,077.51. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,647,456.60. This represents a 6.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 104,798 shares of company stock worth $23,341,803. Corporate insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 10.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $885,478,000 after purchasing an additional 397,007 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $442,481,000 after buying an additional 54,987 shares during the last quarter. Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth about $2,153,000. Highview Capital Management LLC DE increased its position in Amazon.com by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $6,357,000 after buying an additional 1,518 shares during the period. Finally, Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $5,495,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on AMZN. JMP Securities decreased their price objective on Amazon.com from $285.00 to $240.00 and set a "market outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Piper Sandler reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $265.00 price objective (up from $225.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 7th. Benchmark boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $215.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Barclays lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $235.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on Amazon.com from $273.00 to $225.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $247.56.

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content.