Analysts Set Expectations for Amazon.com FY2025 Earnings

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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Amazon.com in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the e-commerce giant will earn $7.11 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $6.69. Zacks Research has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.79 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.03 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.41 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.79 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.57 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on AMZN. Citizens Jmp lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Monness Crespi & Hardt raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $303.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, CICC Research increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-seven have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $294.70.

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Amazon.com Trading Down 4.4%

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $222.55 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.38 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.93, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.29. Amazon.com has a twelve month low of $161.38 and a twelve month high of $258.60. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $228.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $221.51.

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Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $180.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.53 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.43 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Second Line Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 10.6% during the third quarter. Second Line Capital LLC now owns 25,359 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $5,568,000 after purchasing an additional 2,430 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 525,584 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $115,402,000 after purchasing an additional 13,380 shares during the period. San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Amazon.com by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 51,590 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $11,328,000 after buying an additional 2,152 shares during the last quarter. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Amazon.com by 14.3% during the third quarter. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC now owns 32,554 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $7,148,000 after buying an additional 4,079 shares during the period. Finally, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 1.7% in the third quarter. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP now owns 31,442 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $6,904,000 after buying an additional 528 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 900 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.00, for a total transaction of $209,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 7,170 shares in the company, valued at $1,670,610. The trade was a 11.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,785 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.57, for a total transaction of $3,940,622.45. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 3,138 shares in the company, valued at $695,286.66. This represents a 85.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 128,984 shares of company stock worth $29,617,023. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.

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