Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Earns “Outperform” Rating from Royal Bank Of Canada

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reissued by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada in a research note issued to investors on Friday, MarketBeat reports. They currently have a $300.00 price objective on the e-commerce giant’s stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 42.67% from the company’s current price.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, January 5th. Rosenblatt Securities reduced their price objective on Amazon.com from $305.00 to $296.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Fifty-five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $290.28.

Amazon.com Stock Down 5.6%

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $210.27 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.25 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.33, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.37. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $233.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $229.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. Amazon.com has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.09% and a net margin of 10.83%.The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.86 earnings per share. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts predict that Amazon.com will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 900 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.00, for a total transaction of $209,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,170 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,670,610. This trade represents a 11.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total transaction of $3,853,879.20. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 6,273 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,360,613.70. This represents a 73.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 47,061 shares of company stock valued at $10,351,262. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 849,721,601 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $186,420,422,000 after acquiring an additional 17,447,045 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.0% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 381,681,441 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $83,805,794,000 after purchasing an additional 7,584,156 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 216,717,657 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $47,332,625,000 after purchasing an additional 3,721,658 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter worth $27,438,011,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in Amazon.com by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,379,134 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $18,527,354,000 after buying an additional 302,858 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AWS and sales beat/strength — Amazon reported solid Q4 revenue and faster AWS growth, reinforcing the cloud growth thesis. AWS Q4 beat (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Anthropic stake re‑valuation — Amazon’s earlier $8B investment in Anthropic is now being valued much higher (~$60.6B), underlining upside in AI partnerships and non‑core assets. Anthropic valuation (Business Insider)
• Positive Sentiment: Near‑term tax relief improves cash flow — Recent U.S. tax changes materially reduced Amazon’s federal tax cash outlays in 2025, which helps fund heavier capex without a proportional hit to free cash flow. Tax law reduces Amazon tax bill (WSJ)
• Neutral Sentiment: Management stance — CEO Andy Jassy said he’s “confident” the $200B program will deliver attractive returns over time; that defends the strategy but leaves timing/ROIC execution risk. CEO confidence (CNBC)
• Neutral Sentiment: New ad/AI product moves — Amazon is opening ad platform capabilities to AI agents (Ads MCP server beta), which could expand ad monetization but will take time to scale. Ads MCP beta (Newsfile)
• Negative Sentiment: CapEx shock and small EPS miss spooked traders — Amazon guided to roughly $200B in 2026 capex (well above expectations) and reported a slight EPS miss; that combination triggered heavy selling and a sharp gap lower in after‑hours/premarket trading. $200B capex guide (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and analyst pushback — Germany’s cartel office banned certain marketplace pricing controls and ordered repayments, adding regulatory risk; several firms also trimmed near‑term targets or flagged margin/cash‑flow risk tied to heavy capex. Germany antitrust (Reuters)

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc is a diversified technology and retail company best known for its e-commerce marketplace and broad portfolio of consumer and enterprise services. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company launched as an online bookseller and expanded into a global retail platform that sells products directly to consumers and provides a marketplace for third-party sellers. Over time Amazon has grown beyond retail into areas including cloud computing, digital media, devices and logistics.

Key businesses and offerings include Amazon’s online marketplace and fulfillment services, the Amazon Prime membership program (which bundles expedited shipping with streaming and other benefits), Amazon Web Services (AWS) which supplies on-demand cloud computing and storage to businesses and public-sector customers, and a range of content and advertising services such as Prime Video and Amazon Advertising.