FY2025 EPS Estimates for Amazon.com Raised by Zacks Research

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Amazon.com in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the e-commerce giant will post earnings per share of $6.16 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.11. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com's current full-year earnings is $6.31 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Amazon.com's Q4 2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.18 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $2.02 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. DA Davidson lowered their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Tigress Financial lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Amazon.com from $220.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $248.00 to $245.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded Amazon.com to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $244.09.

Amazon.com Stock Up 2.5%

NASDAQ:AMZN traded up $5.03 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $206.02. The company's stock had a trading volume of 34,606,037 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,992,008. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.19 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.30. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $190.16 and a 200-day moving average of $208.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. Amazon.com has a 1 year low of $151.61 and a 1 year high of $242.52.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 832,274,556 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $158,348,557,000 after purchasing an additional 8,913,959 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 328,464,225 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $72,061,766,000 after buying an additional 1,725,664 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 204,930,426 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $44,837,256,000 after acquiring an additional 5,015,380 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in Amazon.com by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 182,813,905 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $40,107,544,000 after acquiring an additional 4,087,933 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth about $27,266,582,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.68, for a total transaction of $210,680.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 5,465 shares in the company, valued at $1,151,366.20. This trade represents a 15.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.99, for a total transaction of $469,975.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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. Insiders sold 99,537 shares of company stock valued at $20,018,625 over the last quarter. 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.