What is William Blair's Forecast for Amazon.com Q2 Earnings?

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Amazon.com in a research report issued on Friday, May 2nd. William Blair analyst D. Carden now expects that the e-commerce giant will post earnings of $1.33 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.21. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com's current full-year earnings is $6.31 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Amazon.com's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.12 EPS.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its 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. The company had revenue of $155.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $154.96 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.25% and a net margin of 9.29%. Amazon.com's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.98 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on AMZN. Westpark Capital restated a "buy" rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday. Maxim Group raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $287.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. JMP Securities reiterated a "market outperform" rating and set a $240.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $220.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $243.55.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.1 %

AMZN stock opened at $189.98 on Monday. Amazon.com has a fifty-two week low of $151.61 and a fifty-two week high of $242.52. The company has a market capitalization of $2.02 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39. The business's 50 day moving average price is $190.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $208.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.06.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.27, for a total value of $6,332,425.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 497,067 shares in the company, valued at approximately $114,459,618.09. This represents a 5.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 8,833 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the vice president now owns 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,647,456.60. The trade was a 6.87 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 104,798 shares of company stock valued at $23,341,803 over the last three months. Insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Accordant Advisory Group Inc raised 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 valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Perritt Capital Management Inc raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 72.7% during the fourth quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc now owns 190 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the first quarter valued at $36,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% 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.

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