Roth Capital Has Pessimistic View of Amazon.com Q1 Earnings

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Amazon.com in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 23rd. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now anticipates that the e-commerce giant will earn $1.40 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.41. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com's current full-year earnings is $6.31 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Amazon.com's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.34 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.10 EPS.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.52 by $0.34. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.25% and a net margin of 9.29%.

AMZN has been the topic of several other reports. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $236.00 to $287.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Scotiabank cut their price objective on Amazon.com from $306.00 to $250.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $246.73.

Amazon.com Stock Down 1.6 %

AMZN stock traded down $3.11 during trading on Thursday, reaching $185.88. The stock had a trading volume of 18,333,770 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,821,952. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $193.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $208.05. The company has a market capitalization of $1.97 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.55, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39. Amazon.com has a 1-year low of $151.61 and a 1-year high of $242.52.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 5,848 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.72, for a total transaction of $1,290,770.56. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 69,162 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $15,265,436.64. The trade was a 7.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.27, for a total value of $6,332,425.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 497,067 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $114,459,618.09. This represents a 5.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 104,798 shares of company stock valued at $23,341,803 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Rench Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 7.9% during the third quarter. Rench Wealth Management Inc. now owns 50,403 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $9,392,000 after acquiring an additional 3,703 shares in the last quarter. Momentous Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at about $749,000. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 14.3% in the fourth quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 317,114 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $69,572,000 after buying an additional 39,696 shares during the last quarter. Blankinship & Foster LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 216.4% during the third quarter. Blankinship & Foster LLC now owns 6,930 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $1,291,000 after acquiring an additional 4,740 shares in the last quarter. Finally, One Wealth Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,270,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

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.