Roth Capital Issues Positive Outlook for Amazon.com Earnings

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Amazon.com in a report released on Friday, May 2nd. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now expects that the e-commerce giant will post earnings of $1.88 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.63. 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 2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on AMZN. Phillip Securities lowered shares of Amazon.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Maxim Group raised their target price on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. JMP Securities reiterated a "market outperform" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday. BNP Paribas raised shares of Amazon.com to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their target price on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $244.09.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

AMZN traded up $3.50 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $188.51. 27,768,269 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 41,598,737. The stock has a market cap of $2.00 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.30. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $189.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $207.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.87. Amazon.com has a 12 month low of $151.61 and a 12 month high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.21. Amazon.com had a net margin of 9.29% and a return on equity of 24.25%. The company had revenue of $155.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $154.96 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.98 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Accordant Advisory Group Inc boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 400.0% in the 4th quarter. Accordant Advisory Group Inc now owns 125 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. LSV Asset Management purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Cooksen Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the first quarter valued at about $36,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $187.99, for a total value of $469,975.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 509,474 shares in the company, valued at $95,776,017.26. This trade represents a 0.49 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 8,833 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.47, for a total value of $1,965,077.51. Following the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 107,298 shares of company stock valued at $23,818,478. Corporate 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.