Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) - Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Amazon.com in a research note issued to investors on Friday, May 2nd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now forecasts that the e-commerce giant will post earnings per share of $1.33 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.45. Telsey Advisory Group has a "Outperform" rating and a $235.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com's current full-year earnings is $6.31 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Amazon.com's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.82 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.29 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.06 EPS.
A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $240.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday. Bank of America cut their target price on Amazon.com from $257.00 to $225.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. UBS Group lowered their price target on Amazon.com from $272.00 to $253.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. BNP Paribas raised Amazon.com to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $255.00 to $220.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $243.55.
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Amazon.com Trading Down 1.9 %
Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN traded down $3.63 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $186.35. The company's stock had a trading volume of 35,149,700 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,668,467. The firm has a market cap of $1.98 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.30. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $190.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $208.06. Amazon.com has a 1 year low of $151.61 and a 1 year high of $242.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $155.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $154.96 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 9.29% and a return on equity of 24.25%. Amazon.com's revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.98 earnings per share.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Accordant Advisory Group Inc boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 400.0% during the 4th quarter. Accordant Advisory Group Inc now owns 125 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Perritt Capital Management Inc increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 72.7% in the fourth quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc now owns 190 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the first quarter valued at $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.
Insider Transactions at Amazon.com
In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.67, for a total value of $476,675.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 506,974 shares in the company, valued at approximately $96,664,732.58. This represents a 0.49 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 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 sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,118,886 shares in the company, valued at approximately $467,532,195.90. This trade represents a 0.97 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 107,298 shares of company stock worth $23,818,478. Insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.
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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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