Amazon.com (AMZN) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 4/9/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $285.00 to $255.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/9/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $257.00 to $225.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/8/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $270.00 to $220.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/3/2025 – Amazon.com had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citigroup Inc..
• 4/1/2025 – Amazon.com is now covered by analysts at Westpark Capital. They set a “buy” rating and a $280.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/31/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $275.00 to $250.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/27/2025 – Amazon.com was given a new $285.00 price target on by analysts at JMP Securities.
• 2/25/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $207.00 to $203.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2025 – Amazon.com had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citigroup Inc..
• 2/13/2025 – Amazon.com had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc..
• 2/12/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target raised by analysts at Loop Capital from $275.00 to $285.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/10/2025 – Amazon.com was downgraded by analysts at Phillip Securities from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate buy” rating.
• 2/10/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target raised by analysts at Raymond James from $260.00 to $275.00.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $191.10 on Thursday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $151.61 and a 12 month high of $242.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.03 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $206.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $208.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.87.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.52 by $0.34. Amazon.com had a net margin of 9.29% and a return on equity of 24.25%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.27, for a total value of $6,332,425.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 497,067 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $114,459,618.09. This trade represents a 5.24 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 8,833 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.47, for a total value of $1,965,077.51. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,647,456.60. This represents a 6.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 104,798 shares of company stock valued at $23,341,803 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Accordant Advisory Group Inc lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 400.0% during the fourth quarter. Accordant Advisory Group Inc now owns 125 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 20.5% in the third quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 150,661 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 25,581 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

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.