What is Roth Capital's Forecast for Amazon.com Q1 Earnings?

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Amazon.com in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 23rd. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now forecasts that the e-commerce giant will post earnings of $1.40 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.41. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com's current full-year earnings is $6.31 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Amazon.com's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.34 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.10 EPS.

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

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Phillip Securities downgraded shares of Amazon.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Loop Capital upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $247.56.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of AMZN traded up $2.45 on Thursday, hitting $188.99. The company's stock had a trading volume of 36,349,105 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,921,675. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $193.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $207.75. 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 $2.00 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.18, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.87.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Accordant Advisory Group Inc raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 400.0% in 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 period. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 20.5% during the 3rd quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 150,661 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 25,581 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LSV Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.99, for a total transaction of $469,975.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 509,474 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $95,776,017.26. This represents a 0.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 8,833 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.47, for a total transaction of $1,965,077.51. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 119,780 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $26,647,456.60. This trade represents 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 worth $23,341,803 in the last three months. Insiders own 10.80% 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.