Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Amazon.com Q1 Earnings

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Amazon.com in a report issued on Thursday, October 31st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler forecasts that the e-commerce giant will post earnings of $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.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of Amazon.com from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $225.00 to $183.00 in a research note on Monday, October 7th. Monness Crespi & Hardt raised their price target on Amazon.com from $225.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $221.00 to $236.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. JMP Securities increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $245.00 to $246.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $246.48.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $195.78 on Monday. Amazon.com has a twelve month low of $138.36 and a twelve month high of $201.20. The company has a market capitalization 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. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $185.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $183.89.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.29. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.46% and a net margin of 8.04%. The business had revenue of $158.88 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $157.28 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 785,811,114 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $141,744,609,000 after acquiring an additional 14,724,687 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in 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 worth $15,689,968,000 after purchasing an additional 6,810,145 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 1,042,177 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 56,666,183 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $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.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,784 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,056,534 shares of the company’s stock, 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 legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,784 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.77, for a total transaction of $3,757,123.68. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 2,056,534 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $371,759,651.18. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 14,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.00, for a total value of $2,628,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 49,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,820,000. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 50,855 shares of company stock valued at $9,215,048 over the last three months. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

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.