Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts Stronger Earnings for Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Amazon.com in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, February 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now forecasts that the e-commerce giant will earn $1.45 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.43. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com’s current full-year earnings is $6.24 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Amazon.com’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.70 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.59 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Susquehanna upped their target price on Amazon.com from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $265.00 target price (up previously from $225.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $260.52.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $232.76 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $227.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $201.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.45 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.15. Amazon.com has a 52 week low of $151.61 and a 52 week high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.34. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 25.49% and a net margin of 9.29%.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 15,260 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.19, for a total transaction of $3,054,899.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 349,261 shares in the company, valued at approximately $69,918,559.59. This trade represents a 4.19 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 4,351 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $229.85, for a total transaction of $1,000,077.35. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 88,203 shares in the company, valued at $20,273,459.55. This trade represents a 4.70 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 29,850 shares of company stock valued at $6,168,581 in the last ninety days. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Accordant Advisory Group Inc lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 400.0% in the 4th quarter. Accordant Advisory Group Inc now owns 125 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Hoese & Co LLP acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Compass Planning Associates Inc purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Amazon.com by 23.8% during the fourth quarter. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC now owns 234 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bull Oak Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% 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.