Zacks Research Boosts Earnings Estimates for Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Amazon.com in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the e-commerce giant will post earnings of $6.16 per share for the year, up from their previous 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.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Scotiabank reduced their price objective on Amazon.com from $306.00 to $250.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Citizens Jmp dropped their target price on Amazon.com from $285.00 to $240.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an "outperform" rating and set a $235.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $287.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $244.09.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ AMZN traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $205.97. The company had a trading volume of 15,556,285 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,890,717. Amazon.com has a 1-year low of $151.61 and a 1-year high of $242.52. The company has a market cap of $2.19 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.30. 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 business has a 50 day moving average of $190.38 and a 200-day moving average of $208.73.

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. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.25% and a net margin of 9.29%. The business had revenue of $155.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $154.96 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.98 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 5,465 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,151,366.20. The trade was a 15.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were 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 owns 509,474 shares in the company, valued at $95,776,017.26. This represents a 0.49% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 99,537 shares of company stock worth $20,018,625 over the last three months. 9.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Regent Peak Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 45,153 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $9,906,000 after acquiring an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. RMR Wealth Builders lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. RMR Wealth Builders now owns 70,423 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $15,450,000 after acquiring an additional 1,690 shares in the last quarter. Johnson & White Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Johnson & White Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,864 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $1,952,000 after acquiring an additional 268 shares during the last quarter. Shira Ridge Wealth Management grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Shira Ridge Wealth Management now owns 3,836 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $842,000 after purchasing an additional 286 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ayrshire Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Ayrshire Capital Management LLC now owns 44,282 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $9,715,000 after purchasing an additional 1,576 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.