Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Amazon.com in a research note issued on Thursday, October 31st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler anticipates that the e-commerce giant will earn $1.43 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com's current full-year earnings is $4.84 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Amazon.com's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.43 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.29. Amazon.com had a net margin of 8.04% and a return on equity of 23.46%. The firm had revenue of $158.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $157.28 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.85 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis.
AMZN has been the subject of several other reports. UBS Group increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $220.00 to $223.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $224.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Benchmark lifted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, JMP Securities upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $246.48.
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Amazon.com Stock Performance
AMZN traded down $2.15 during trading on Monday, hitting $195.78. 38,347,250 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 41,316,223. The stock's fifty day moving average is $184.82 and its 200 day moving average is $183.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Amazon.com has a one year low of $138.36 and a one year high of $201.20. The firm has a market cap of $2.05 trillion, a P/E ratio of 41.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.14.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 785,811,114 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $141,744,609,000 after buying an additional 14,724,687 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 8.5% in the first quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 86,982,857 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $15,689,968,000 after acquiring an additional 6,810,145 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.5% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 69,686,374 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $13,466,933,000 after acquiring an additional 1,042,177 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in Amazon.com by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 67,745,972 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $13,091,909,000 after purchasing an additional 289,532 shares during the period. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 56,666,183 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $10,221,446,000 after purchasing an additional 295,132 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Insider Transactions at Amazon.com
In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,784 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.77, for a total transaction of $3,757,123.68. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,056,534 shares in the company, valued at approximately $371,759,651.18. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 2,190 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.00, for a total transaction of $427,050.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 62,420 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,171,900. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,784 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.77, for a total value of $3,757,123.68. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,056,534 shares of the company's stock, valued at $371,759,651.18. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 50,855 shares of company stock worth $9,215,048 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.
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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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