Q1 Earnings Estimate for Amazon.com Issued By Zacks Research

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Amazon.com in a research report issued on Thursday, February 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the e-commerce giant will post earnings of $1.34 per share 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.

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

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $265.00 price objective (up previously from $225.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Phillip Securities cut Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Wolfe Research upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $246.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Two investment 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $260.65.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $203.80 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $225.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $206.49. The firm has a market cap of $2.16 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.15. Amazon.com has a twelve month low of $151.61 and a twelve month high of $242.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. AMF Tjanstepension AB boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 44.3% in the third quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB now owns 2,641,401 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $492,172,000 after acquiring an additional 811,425 shares in the last quarter. Smith Anglin Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Smith Anglin Financial LLC now owns 43,557 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $8,116,000 after buying an additional 1,891 shares during the period. Boston Standard Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 12.7% during the third quarter. Boston Standard Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,204 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $224,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the period. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 1.1% in the third quarter. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC now owns 46,695 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $8,701,000 after acquiring an additional 503 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Rock Investment Company LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.1% in the third quarter. Eagle Rock Investment Company LLC now owns 30,824 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,743,000 after purchasing an additional 343 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 19,212 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.50, for a total transaction of $4,178,610.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 49,950 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,864,125. This trade represents a 27.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.27, for a total transaction of $6,332,425.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 497,067 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $114,459,618.09. This trade represents a 5.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 106,649 shares of company stock worth $23,871,905. Company 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.