Amazon.com FY2027 EPS Estimate Lifted by Erste Group Bank

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Stock analysts at Erste Group Bank lifted their FY2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of Amazon.com in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 5th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now forecasts that the e-commerce giant will post earnings per share of $10.36 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $10.11. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com’s current full-year earnings is $8.05 per share.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $315.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $320.00 price target (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. HSBC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $310.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $322.56.

Amazon.com Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of AMZN opened at $278.09 on Tuesday. Amazon.com has a 12-month low of $196.00 and a 12-month high of $287.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.00 trillion, a P/E ratio of 22.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.45. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $246.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $237.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $3.93. The business had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $197.03 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 18.00% and a net margin of 17.44%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.68 EPS.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,270 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.53, for a total transaction of $2,489,273.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $11,060,750.70. This trade represents a 18.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 15,467 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $263.40, for a total value of $4,074,007.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 14,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,729,480.60. This represents a 52.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 77,867 shares of company stock worth $20,532,092. 8.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Trust Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 3.3% in the second quarter. Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 107,563 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 3,414 shares during the period. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. MilWealth Group LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 79.0% in the 4th quarter. MilWealth Group LLC now owns 179 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 900.0% in the 4th quarter. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership now owns 200 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

More Amazon.com News

Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Investor optimism remains centered on Amazon’s latest quarterly results: revenue reached $200.61 billion, exceeding estimates, while EPS of $5.75 sharply beat the $1.82 consensus. Analysts and market commentators expect AWS growth and AI demand to support a continued post-earnings drift. Amazon: A Post-Earnings Drift Candidate
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighting Amazon’s entry into the $3 trillion club argues that accelerating cloud revenue could support substantially higher valuation over the next several years. Amazon Just Joined the $3 Trillion Club
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s Zoox unit has begun paid autonomous-vehicle rides in Las Vegas following regulatory approval. The launch provides a potential long-term growth avenue, although the financial contribution is likely to be limited initially. Zoox to Begin Paid Rides
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon Pharmacy plans to offer qualifying Medicare beneficiaries weight-loss medications for $50 per month, potentially expanding pharmacy customer reach and prescription volume. Amazon Pharmacy Rolls Out Cheaper Weight-Loss Drugs
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” recommendation, reinforcing generally favorable sentiment but offering limited new information after the recent rally. Amazon Receives Moderate Buy Recommendation
• Negative Sentiment: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is backing delivery-worker protections that Amazon says could threaten more than 5,000 local jobs or encourage warehouse relocations. Amazon has committed roughly $5 million to oppose the proposal, highlighting rising regulatory and labor-cost risk. Mamdani Backs Amazon Delivery Worker Bill
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of AI-model security breaches are increasing scrutiny of Amazon’s push to sell autonomous AI agents to enterprise customers, potentially raising liability, compliance and reputational risks. AI Security Breaches Raise New Risks
• Negative Sentiment: Environmental criticism of a planned Texas data-center power project could create permitting, political and reputational headwinds as Amazon expands energy-intensive AI infrastructure. Amazon’s New Texas Data Center

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc is a diversified technology and retail company best known for its e-commerce marketplace and broad portfolio of consumer and enterprise services. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company launched as an online bookseller and expanded into a global retail platform that sells products directly to consumers and provides a marketplace for third-party sellers. Over time Amazon has grown beyond retail into areas including cloud computing, digital media, devices and logistics.

Key businesses and offerings include Amazon’s online marketplace and fulfillment services, the Amazon Prime membership program (which bundles expedited shipping with streaming and other benefits), Amazon Web Services (AWS) which supplies on-demand cloud computing and storage to businesses and public-sector customers, and a range of content and advertising services such as Prime Video and Amazon Advertising.