Q4 EPS Estimates for Amazon.com Lifted by Seaport Res Ptn

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Amazon.com in a research note issued to investors on Friday, October 31st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now anticipates that the e-commerce giant will earn $1.99 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.96. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com’s current full-year earnings is $6.31 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Amazon.com’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.68 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.75 EPS.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 analyst estimates of $177.53 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.43 earnings per share. Amazon.com’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.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on AMZN. Wolfe Research upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $270.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Susquehanna set a $300.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $269.00 to $295.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $289.88.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $244.22 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $225.49 and a 200-day moving average of $216.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02. Amazon.com has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $250.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.60 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.28.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fairway Wealth LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 113.2% in the 3rd quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Carderock Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the first quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total transaction of $3,022,853.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 44,110 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,825,943.60. This trade represents a 23.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total value of $4,403,237.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,178,502 shares in the company, valued at $482,712,473.16. This trade represents a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 95,411 shares of company stock worth $21,222,702 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

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.