Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifty-nine analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and fifty-five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $288.6034.

AMZN has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Rosenblatt Securities lowered their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $305.00 to $296.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $310.00 price target (up from $304.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th.

Amazon.com Trading Down 1.3%

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $204.25 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $2.19 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.37. The company’s 50 day moving average is $231.89 and its 200-day moving average is $229.29. Amazon.com has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The business had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.86 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Amazon.com will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon Pharmacy will expand same?day prescription delivery to nearly 4,500 U.S. cities and towns by year?end — this materially scales a higher?margin services business and improves growth/market share in healthcare delivery. Amazon Pharmacy expands same?day delivery (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: The FCC approved Amazon’s request to launch an additional 4,500 LEO satellites, advancing its Project Kuiper/LEO internet strategy and strengthening long?term connectivity and AWS edge opportunities. FCC approves 4,500 LEO satellites (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon disclosed a roughly 5% stake in Beta Technologies, signaling continued strategic investments in logistics/transport innovation that could support long?term delivery cost reduction and sustainability goals. Amazon stake in Beta Technologies (TipRanks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts continue to reprice targets: Arete raised its price target to $285 while Daiwa trimmed its target to $280 (still Buy ratings) — mixed analyst moves that reflect diverging views on the timing of returns from capex. Arete raises PT to $285 Daiwa trims PT to $280
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is exploring an AI content marketplace for publishers — a potential new revenue stream for Bedrock/AI services but execution and monetization are uncertain. Amazon AI content marketplace (Blockonomi)
• Negative Sentiment: Investors were spooked by Amazon’s plan for an outsized AI?related capital spend (reported ~$200B), which triggered a sharp selloff and remains the main near?term pressure on the stock as markets fret about returns and margin dilution. Why AI spending triggered the selloff (MarketWatch)
• Negative Sentiment: DA Davidson downgraded Amazon and cut its target sharply, citing concerns Amazon is “losing the lead” in cloud — analyst downgrades add selling pressure and feed negative sentiment. DA Davidson downgrade coverage (Barchart)
• Negative Sentiment: Large investors have been reshuffling positions (Morningstar trimmed its AMZN stake while others increased exposure), signaling mixed institutional positioning that can amplify volatility. Morningstar trims AMZN stake (TipRanks)

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.00, for a total transaction of $209,700.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,170 shares in the company, valued at $1,670,610. The trade was a 11.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total transaction of $3,853,879.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 6,273 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,360,613.70. This trade represents a 73.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 47,061 shares of company stock valued at $10,351,262. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $11,102,000. American Capital Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 63.9% during the third quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC now owns 8,081 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,774,000 after acquiring an additional 3,152 shares during the period. ARK Investment Management LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 8.3% during the second quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 1,140,494 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $250,213,000 after buying an additional 86,978 shares during the period. Buckhead Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 16.1% in the second quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC now owns 28,407 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,232,000 after purchasing an additional 3,948 shares during the period. Finally, Alpha Wealth Funds LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 172.8% in the second quarter. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC now owns 3,012 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $667,000 after acquiring an additional 1,908 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

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.