Amazon.com, Inc. Forecasted to Earn FY2025 Earnings of $5.42 Per Share (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Amazon.com in a note issued to investors on Thursday, June 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the e-commerce giant will post earnings of $5.42 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.41. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com’s current full-year earnings is $4.72 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Amazon.com’s FY2026 earnings at $7.18 EPS.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.15. Amazon.com had a net margin of 6.38% and a return on equity of 19.86%. The company had revenue of $143.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $142.65 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.31 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.5% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on AMZN. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Wednesday, May 1st. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $210.00 to $213.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $220.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 1st. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, May 1st. Finally, Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $215.86.

Amazon.com Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $200.00 on Monday. Amazon.com has a 52-week low of $118.35 and a 52-week high of $200.43. The company has a 50 day moving average of $184.27 and a 200 day moving average of $173.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The company has a market capitalization of $2.08 trillion, a P/E ratio of 56.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.15.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth about $17,700,551,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 757,951,795 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $96,350,832,000 after purchasing an additional 32,038,029 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 16,029.3% during the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 23,865,216 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $36,260,810,000 after purchasing an additional 23,717,254 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 302,101,441 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $38,403,135,000 after purchasing an additional 21,649,871 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter worth about $2,239,757,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Adam Selipsky sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.00, for a total value of $92,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 131,600 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,214,400. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In related news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,700 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.39, for a total value of $489,753.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,726,894.20. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Adam Selipsky sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.00, for a total transaction of $92,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 131,600 shares in the company, valued at $24,214,400. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 66,548 shares of company stock worth $12,180,239 in the last 90 days. 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.