What is Roth Capital's Estimate for Amazon.com Q2 Earnings?

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Amazon.com in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 8th. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now forecasts that the e-commerce giant will earn $1.52 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.50. Roth Capital has a "Buy" rating and a $250.00 price target on the stock. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.71 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.01 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.83 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.31 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.95 EPS.

AMZN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $287.00 to $206.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. Tigress Financial lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $290.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $235.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $248.24.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of AMZN stock traded down $0.28 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $222.26. 30,243,964 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 42,065,235. Amazon.com has a 52-week low of $151.61 and a 52-week high of $242.52. The stock has a market cap of $2.36 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The stock's fifty day moving average is $208.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $208.68.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.21. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.14% and a return on equity of 24.14%. The company had revenue of $155.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $154.96 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.98 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Carderock Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. LSV Asset Management acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.41, for a total transaction of $2,746,703.70. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 47,030 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,519,342.30. The trade was a 22.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.06, for a total transaction of $550,150.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 514,550 shares of the company's stock, valued at $113,231,873. This represents a 0.48% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 6,886,613 shares of company stock worth $1,531,840,610 over the last three months. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

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.