Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Announces Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.37 EPS

Key Points

• Amazon.com reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $1.68, exceeding analysts' expectations by $0.37, with revenue reaching $167.70 billion.
• Analysts have upgraded Amazon's stock ratings, with several raising their target prices, resulting in an average price target of $260.85 and a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy.”
• Insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold over 2.6 million shares of Amazon for approximately $609 million, reducing his ownership proportion in the company.

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.37, Zacks reports. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.90% and a net margin of 10.54%. The company had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $161.80 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com's revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Amazon.com updated its Q3 2025 guidance to EPS.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN traded down $19.36 during trading on Friday, reaching $214.75. The stock had a trading volume of 122,007,379 shares, compared to its average volume of 37,811,656. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.05. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $218.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $209.21. The stock has a market cap of $2.28 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.74, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.31. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $151.61 and a 1-year high of $242.52.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMZN has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Westpark Capital restated a "buy" rating and set a $280.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Amazon.com from $245.00 to $262.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $271.00 target price (up from $249.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday. Pivotal Research upped their target price on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Citizens Jmp initiated coverage on Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a "strong-buy" rating for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-six have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $260.85.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 2,643,142 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.43, for a total value of $609,059,211.06. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 883,779,901 shares of the company's stock, valued at $203,649,402,587.43. The trade was a 0.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders sold 25,099,537 shares of company stock valued at $5,674,394,548 over the last quarter. Insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. HFM Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter worth approximately $83,000. Farley Capital L.P. purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth approximately $126,000. Tumwater Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com by 10.2% during the first quarter. Tumwater Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,087 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $207,000 after buying an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Long Island Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Amazon.com by 9.9% during the first quarter. Long Island Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,109 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $211,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cutler Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com by 44.2% during the first quarter. Cutler Capital Management LLC now owns 1,125 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $214,000 after buying an additional 345 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amazon.com Company Profile

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.

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