Zacks Research Increases Earnings Estimates for Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Amazon.com in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the e-commerce giant will post earnings per share of $1.34 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.26. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.89 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.11 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.24 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.38 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $235.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Amazon.com from $220.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $270.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Amazon.com from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $260.65.

Amazon.com Trading Down 3.4 %

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $205.02 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.17 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.07, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.06. Amazon.com has a one year low of $151.61 and a one year high of $242.52. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $226.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $206.30.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.34. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.25% and a net margin of 9.29%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 5,501 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $228.44, for a total value of $1,256,648.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 505,318 shares in the company, valued at $115,434,843.92. This trade represents a 1.08 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 4,351 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $229.85, for a total transaction of $1,000,077.35. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 88,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,273,459.55. This represents a 4.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 106,649 shares of company stock worth $23,871,905 over the last 90 days. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Accordant Advisory Group Inc boosted its position in Amazon.com by 400.0% during the fourth quarter. Accordant Advisory Group Inc now owns 125 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Perritt Capital Management Inc increased its position in Amazon.com by 72.7% in the 4th quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc now owns 190 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hoese & Co LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% 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.