Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Amazon.com Q1 Earnings

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Amazon.com in a report issued on Tuesday, January 21st. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now expects that the e-commerce giant will post earnings per share of $1.46 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.47. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com's current full-year earnings is $5.39 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Amazon.com's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.62 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $6.24 EPS.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $158.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $157.28 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 8.04% and a return on equity of 22.41%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.85 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Amazon.com from $224.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Wedbush upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $236.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Amazon.com from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $247.72.

Amazon.com Trading Up 1.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN traded up $4.30 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $235.01. The stock had a trading volume of 41,375,972 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,919,486. The business's fifty day moving average price is $218.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $196.68. The firm has a market cap of $2.47 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.14. Amazon.com has a 52-week low of $151.61 and a 52-week high of $235.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 2,996,362 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $208.85, for a total transaction of $625,790,203.70. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 917,416,976 shares of the company's stock, valued at $191,602,535,437.60. This trade represents a 0.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 5,502 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.81, for a total transaction of $1,132,366.62. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 518,911 shares of the company's stock, valued at $106,797,072.91. This represents a 1.05 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 6,032,344 shares of company stock worth $1,253,456,822. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 3.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 359,179,990 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $66,926,008,000 after purchasing an additional 11,370,309 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 3.4% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 199,915,046 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $37,116,341,000 after buying an additional 6,545,944 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its position 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 valued at $13,466,933,000 after buying an additional 1,042,177 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 3.6% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 57,833,954 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $10,776,201,000 after buying an additional 1,984,592 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.6% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 57,308,094 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $10,678,217,000 after buying an additional 1,980,663 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.