FY2025 EPS Estimates for Amazon.com Lifted by Zacks Research

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Amazon.com in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the e-commerce giant will post earnings per share of $7.11 for the year, up from their prior estimate 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.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on AMZN. New Street Research upped their target price on Amazon.com from $270.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, October 31st. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “negative” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $315.00 target price (up previously from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price target 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. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-seven have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $294.70.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $222.55 on Wednesday. Amazon.com has a twelve month low of $161.38 and a twelve month high of $258.60. The company has a market capitalization of $2.38 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.29. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average price of $228.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $221.51.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.38. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The business had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $177.53 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.43 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. Amazon.com has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Amazon.com by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 849,721,601 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $186,420,422,000 after purchasing an additional 17,447,045 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.0% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 381,681,441 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $83,805,794,000 after buying an additional 7,584,156 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 216,717,657 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $47,332,625,000 after acquiring an additional 3,721,658 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 542,733.6% in the second quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 132,641,388 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $29,100,194,000 after purchasing an additional 132,616,953 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at about $27,438,011,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total value of $3,022,853.20. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 44,110 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,825,943.60. This trade represents a 23.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 22,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.03, for a total value of $5,500,660.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 493,507 shares in the company, valued at $123,391,555.21. The trade was a 4.27% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 128,984 shares of company stock valued at $29,617,023 in the last ninety days. 10.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Amazon.com

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.