Roth Capital Has Bearish Estimate for Amazon.com Q4 Earnings

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) - Research analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Amazon.com in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 23rd. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now forecasts that the e-commerce giant will post earnings of $1.77 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.89. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com's current full-year earnings is $6.31 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on AMZN. Benchmark upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $215.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Mizuho reduced their target price on Amazon.com from $285.00 to $255.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $255.00 to $220.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $236.00 to $287.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Phillip Securities cut shares of Amazon.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $246.50.

Amazon.com Trading Down 0.1 %

AMZN traded down $0.12 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $187.59. The company's stock had a trading volume of 27,815,380 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,826,173. Amazon.com has a 52-week low of $151.61 and a 52-week high of $242.52. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $192.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $208.04. 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 market cap of $1.99 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.88, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 earnings per share (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%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Accordant Advisory Group Inc lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 400.0% in the 4th quarter. Accordant Advisory Group Inc now owns 125 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Perritt Capital Management Inc increased its position in Amazon.com by 72.7% during the fourth quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc now owns 190 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter worth about $40,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Amazon.com news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 8,833 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.47, for a total transaction of $1,965,077.51. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,647,456.60. This trade represents a 6.87 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 509,474 shares of the company's stock, valued at $95,776,017.26. This trade represents a 0.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 104,798 shares of company stock worth $23,341,803. Insiders own 10.80% 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.