Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.21 EPS

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.21, Zacks reports. Amazon.com had a net margin of 9.29% and a return on equity of 24.25%. The company had revenue of $155.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $154.96 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.98 earnings per share. Amazon.com's revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. Amazon.com updated its Q2 2025 guidance to EPS.

Amazon.com Stock Up 1.1 %

AMZN traded up $2.04 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $187.05. The company had a trading volume of 25,932,962 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,589,860. The company has a market cap of $1.98 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.81, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.30. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $151.61 and a 12 month high of $242.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The business's fifty day moving average price is $189.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $207.88.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $187.99, for a total transaction of $469,975.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 509,474 shares of the company's stock, valued at $95,776,017.26. This represents a 0.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,784 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.65, for a total value of $4,585,989.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,118,886 shares in the company, valued at approximately $467,532,195.90. This represents a 0.97 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 107,298 shares of company stock valued at $23,818,478 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake 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 buying an additional 397,007 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $442,481,000 after acquiring an additional 54,987 shares during the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE raised its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 1,518 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $5,495,000 after acquiring an additional 986 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,153,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on AMZN shares. BNP Paribas raised shares of Amazon.com to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Amazon.com from $248.00 to $245.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on Amazon.com from $235.00 to $230.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Scotiabank decreased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $306.00 to $250.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Maxim Group boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $244.09.

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.