Roth Capital Has Bearish Estimate for Amazon.com Q4 Earnings

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Amazon.com in a report released on Wednesday, April 23rd. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now forecasts that the e-commerce giant will post earnings of $1.77 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.89. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com's current full-year earnings is $6.31 per share.

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

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on AMZN. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $257.00 to $225.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 7th. Maxim Group increased their target price on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Citigroup dropped their price target on Amazon.com from $273.00 to $225.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Raymond James reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $195.00 price objective (down from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $247.56.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of Amazon.com stock traded up $2.45 during trading on Friday, reaching $188.99. The company's stock had a trading volume of 36,349,105 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,913,658. Amazon.com has a 52 week low of $151.61 and a 52 week high of $242.52. The firm has a market cap of $2.00 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39. The business's 50-day moving average price is $193.52 and its 200-day moving average price is $207.90. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Swedbank AB boosted its position in Amazon.com by 1.4% in the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 13,335,826 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $2,484,864,000 after purchasing an additional 183,610 shares during the last quarter. Sassicaia Capital Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter worth $279,000. Howard Capital Management Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC now owns 356,539 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $66,434,000 after buying an additional 897 shares during the last quarter. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,512 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $1,027,000 after buying an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Amazon.com by 5.1% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 20,166,314 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $3,757,589,000 after buying an additional 984,570 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 8,833 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.47, for a total value of $1,965,077.51. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 119,780 shares of the company's stock, valued at $26,647,456.60. This represents a 6.87 % 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 5,501 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $228.44, for a total value of $1,256,648.44. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 505,318 shares in the company, valued at approximately $115,434,843.92. The trade was a 1.08 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 104,798 shares of company stock worth $23,341,803 over the last three months. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.