Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Stock Rating Lowered by Rothschild Redb

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) was downgraded by research analysts at Rothschild Redb from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report released on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

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Several other brokerages have also weighed in on AMZN. HSBC increased their target price on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $278.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $270.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, China Renaissance raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $278.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-seven have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $294.70.

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Amazon.com Stock Performance

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Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $222.55 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $228.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $221.51. Amazon.com has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $258.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.38 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.29.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.38. The business had revenue of $180.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $177.53 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.43 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Amazon.com will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

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In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total transaction of $4,403,237.76. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,178,502 shares in the company, valued at approximately $482,712,473.16. This trade represents a 0.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 22,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.03, for a total value of $5,500,660.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 493,507 shares in the company, valued at $123,391,555.21. This represents a 4.27% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 128,984 shares of company stock valued at $29,617,023. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fairway Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 113.2% in the third quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Carderock Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the third quarter worth $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the first quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 81.9% during the second quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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