Wedbush Comments on Amazon.com's Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Amazon.com in a report released on Friday, May 2nd. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now forecasts that the e-commerce giant will earn $1.29 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.35. Wedbush has a "Outperform" rating and a $235.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com's current full-year earnings is $6.31 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Amazon.com's FY2026 earnings at $7.53 EPS.

AMZN has been the topic of a number of other reports. Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $255.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Citizens Jmp reduced their price objective on Amazon.com from $285.00 to $240.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $245.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on Amazon.com from $235.00 to $230.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $244.09.

Amazon.com Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of AMZN traded up $1.54 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $190.25. 5,691,099 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 45,756,797. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $188.97 and a 200 day simple moving average of $207.75. Amazon.com has a 52-week low of $151.61 and a 52-week high of $242.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.06. The firm has a market cap of $2.02 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.30.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $155.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $154.96 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 9.29% and a return on equity of 24.25%. Amazon.com's revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.98 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Momentous Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth approximately $749,000. Rench Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. Rench Wealth Management Inc. now owns 50,403 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $9,392,000 after acquiring an additional 3,703 shares during the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 14.3% in the 4th quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 317,114 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $69,572,000 after purchasing an additional 39,696 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 173.6% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,461,573 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $759,434,000 after buying an additional 2,196,353 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blankinship & Foster LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 216.4% during the 3rd quarter. Blankinship & Foster LLC now owns 6,930 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $1,291,000 after buying an additional 4,740 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other news, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 14,620 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.14, for a total value of $3,262,306.80. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 49,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,933,860. The trade was a 22.98 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the chief executive officer now owns 497,067 shares in the company, valued at approximately $114,459,618.09. This trade represents a 5.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 107,298 shares of company stock worth $23,818,478 over the last three months. Company insiders own 9.70% 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.