Roth Capital Issues Negative Outlook for Amazon.com Earnings

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Amazon.com in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 21st. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now expects that the e-commerce giant will post earnings per share of $1.46 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.47. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com's current full-year earnings is $5.39 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Amazon.com's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.62 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $6.24 EPS.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.29. Amazon.com had a net margin of 8.04% and a return on equity of 22.41%. The business had revenue of $158.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $157.28 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.85 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

AMZN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Benchmark lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. UBS Group lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $264.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $225.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $247.72.

Amazon.com Stock Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ AMZN traded up $0.41 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $235.42. 26,339,300 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 31,525,990. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The firm has a market cap of $2.48 trillion, a PE ratio of 50.41, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.14. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $219.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $196.95. Amazon.com has a 52-week low of $151.61 and a 52-week high of $235.52.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 5,004 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.85, for a total value of $1,000,049.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 99,396 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $19,864,290.60. This trade represents a 4.79 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.06, for a total value of $246,237.22. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 24,912 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,958,982.72. This trade represents a 4.73 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 6,032,344 shares of company stock valued at $1,253,456,822 in the last ninety days. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Accordant Advisory Group Inc boosted its position 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 acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 20.5% during the 3rd quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 150,661 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 25,581 shares in the last quarter. PayPay Securities Corp raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 64.6% during the 2nd quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 163 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Hoese & Co LLP purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Bull Oak Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% 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.