Q3 EPS Estimates for Amazon.com Reduced by Seaport Res Ptn

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Amazon.com in a research note issued to investors on Friday, August 1st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now forecasts that the e-commerce giant will post earnings per share of $1.63 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.64. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com’s current full-year earnings is $6.31 per share.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.37. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%. The company had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $161.80 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.26 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on AMZN. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $238.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $226.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-seven have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.45.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of AMZN opened at $214.75 on Monday. Amazon.com has a 12 month low of $151.61 and a 12 month high of $242.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.28 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.74, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.31. 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 fifty day simple moving average of $218.20 and a 200 day simple moving average of $209.03.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust now owns 17,487 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $3,836,000 after purchasing an additional 902 shares in the last quarter. Motco lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 2.7% in the second quarter. Motco now owns 67,759 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $15,863,000 after buying an additional 1,804 shares during the period. Cedar Point Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. Cedar Point Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,628 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $357,000 after buying an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Fire Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Fire Capital Management LLC now owns 16,751 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $3,675,000 after buying an additional 402 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Biltmore Family Office LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Biltmore Family Office LLC now owns 20,868 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $4,578,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.81, for a total value of $960,666,409.97. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 897,722,088 shares in the company, valued at $201,816,902,603.28. This represents a 0.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders sold 25,099,537 shares of company stock worth $5,674,394,548 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.