Weekly Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Amazon.com (AMZN)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) in the last few weeks:

• 5/6/2025 – Amazon.com had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at JMP Securities.
• 5/6/2025 – Amazon.com had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at UBS Group AG.
• 5/6/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target raised by analysts at Tigress Financial from $290.00 to $305.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/5/2025 – Amazon.com was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 5/2/2025 – Amazon.com had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citigroup Inc..
• 5/2/2025 – Amazon.com was given a new $250.00 price target on by analysts at JMP Securities.
• 5/2/2025 – Amazon.com had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Piper Sandler. They now have a $212.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $215.00.
• 5/2/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target raised by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $230.00 to $240.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/2/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $265.00 to $240.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/2/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $220.00 to $225.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/2/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $235.00 to $230.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/2/2025 – Amazon.com had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush. They now have a $235.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $225.00.
• 5/2/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Evercore ISI from $270.00 to $260.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/2/2025 – Amazon.com had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $235.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/2/2025 – Amazon.com had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Benchmark Co.. They now have a $260.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/2/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $248.00 to $245.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/2/2025 – Amazon.com had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Westpark Capital. They now have a $280.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/2/2025 – Amazon.com had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $220.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/2/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target raised by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities from $287.00 to $288.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/1/2025 – Amazon.com had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at JMP Securities. They now have a $240.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/30/2025 – Amazon.com was upgraded by analysts at BNP Paribas to a “hold” rating.
• 4/29/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $272.00 to $253.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/28/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from $260.00 to $220.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group from $275.00 to $235.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $275.00 to $248.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/22/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $255.00 to $220.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/22/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $250.00 to $240.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/21/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Scotiabank from $306.00 to $250.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/21/2025 – Amazon.com had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Raymond James. They now have a $195.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $275.00.
• 4/16/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $270.00 to $230.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/14/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $280.00 to $245.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/14/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Citizens Jmp from $285.00 to $240.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/14/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at JMP Securities from $285.00 to $240.00. They now have a “market outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/14/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at DA Davidson from $280.00 to $230.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/14/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $273.00 to $225.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/14/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $287.00 to $206.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/10/2025 – Amazon.com had its price target lowered by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $265.00 to $230.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 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.

Amazon.com Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $201.12 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $189.74 and a 200 day moving average of $208.74. The firm has a market cap of $2.14 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.37, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.30. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $151.61 and a 1 year high of $242.52. 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 posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analyst estimates of $154.96 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.98 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,784 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.65, for a total value of $4,585,989.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,118,886 shares in the company, valued at $467,532,195.90. This trade represents a 0.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 8,833 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.47, for a total transaction of $1,965,077.51. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,647,456.60. This trade represents a 6.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 80,081 shares of company stock valued at $17,421,044 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Accordant Advisory Group Inc boosted its position in Amazon.com by 400.0% during the 4th quarter. Accordant Advisory Group Inc now owns 125 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. LSV Asset Management purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Cooksen Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth $36,000. 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.