What is Wedbush’s Estimate for Amazon.com Q2 Earnings?

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Analysts at Wedbush reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Amazon.com in a research note issued to investors on Friday, May 2nd. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now expects that the e-commerce giant will post earnings of $1.29 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.35. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $235.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com’s current full-year earnings is $6.31 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Amazon.com’s FY2026 earnings at $7.53 EPS.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.21. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.25% and a net margin of 9.29%. The business had revenue of $155.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $154.96 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.98 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $212.00 price objective (down previously from $215.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday. BNP Paribas raised Amazon.com to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their target price on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $230.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $243.55.

Amazon.com Price Performance

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $189.98 on Monday. 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 has a one year low of $151.61 and a one year high of $242.52. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $190.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $208.06. The stock has a market cap of $2.02 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.35, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Carson Advisory Inc. raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.9% in the first quarter. Carson Advisory Inc. now owns 4,777 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $909,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the period. Sachetta LLC raised its stake in Amazon.com by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 10,401 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,979,000 after buying an additional 361 shares during the period. Burling Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in Amazon.com by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Burling Wealth Partners LLC now owns 109,257 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $20,787,000 after buying an additional 1,523 shares during the period. Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc. lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 61.1% during the first quarter. Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc. now owns 33,071 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $6,292,000 after acquiring an additional 12,545 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Acas LLC grew its stake in Amazon.com by 1.5% in the first quarter. Acas LLC now owns 24,712 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $4,700,000 after acquiring an additional 369 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.99, for a total value of $469,975.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 509,474 shares in the company, valued at $95,776,017.26. This represents a 0.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,784 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.65, for a total transaction of $4,585,989.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,118,886 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $467,532,195.90. This represents a 0.97 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 104,798 shares of company stock valued at $23,341,803. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.