Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Stock Price Down 1.3% Following Analyst Downgrade

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s stock price traded down 1.3% during trading on Wednesday after Daiwa Securities Group lowered their price target on the stock from $300.00 to $280.00. Daiwa Securities Group currently has a buy rating on the stock. Amazon.com traded as low as $202.49 and last traded at $204.2450. 65,216,221 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 22% from the average session volume of 53,250,180 shares. The stock had previously closed at $206.96.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on AMZN. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $310.00 price target (up from $304.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Monness Crespi & Hardt lowered their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. Fifty-five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $288.60.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In related news, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $226.61, for a total transaction of $280,316.57. Following the sale, the director directly owned 26,148 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,925,398.28. This represents a 4.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.00, for a total value of $209,700.00. Following the sale, the director owned 7,170 shares in the company, valued at $1,670,610. The trade was a 11.15% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 47,061 shares of company stock valued at $10,351,262. 9.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon Pharmacy will expand same‑day prescription delivery to nearly 4,500 U.S. cities and towns by year‑end — this materially scales a higher‑margin services business and improves growth/market share in healthcare delivery. Amazon Pharmacy expands same‑day delivery (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: The FCC approved Amazon’s request to launch an additional 4,500 LEO satellites, advancing its Project Kuiper/LEO internet strategy and strengthening long‑term connectivity and AWS edge opportunities. FCC approves 4,500 LEO satellites (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon disclosed a roughly 5% stake in Beta Technologies, signaling continued strategic investments in logistics/transport innovation that could support long‑term delivery cost reduction and sustainability goals. Amazon stake in Beta Technologies (TipRanks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts continue to reprice targets: Arete raised its price target to $285 while Daiwa trimmed its target to $280 (still Buy ratings) — mixed analyst moves that reflect diverging views on the timing of returns from capex. Arete raises PT to $285 Daiwa trims PT to $280
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is exploring an AI content marketplace for publishers — a potential new revenue stream for Bedrock/AI services but execution and monetization are uncertain. Amazon AI content marketplace (Blockonomi)
• Negative Sentiment: Investors were spooked by Amazon’s plan for an outsized AI‑related capital spend (reported ~$200B), which triggered a sharp selloff and remains the main near‑term pressure on the stock as markets fret about returns and margin dilution. Why AI spending triggered the selloff (MarketWatch)
• Negative Sentiment: DA Davidson downgraded Amazon and cut its target sharply, citing concerns Amazon is “losing the lead” in cloud — analyst downgrades add selling pressure and feed negative sentiment. DA Davidson downgrade coverage (Barchart)
• Negative Sentiment: Large investors have been reshuffling positions (Morningstar trimmed its AMZN stake while others increased exposure), signaling mixed institutional positioning that can amplify volatility. Morningstar trims AMZN stake (TipRanks)

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 10.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $885,478,000 after buying an additional 397,007 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,495,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG lifted its position in Amazon.com by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $442,481,000 after purchasing an additional 54,987 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,357,000 after buying an additional 1,518 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,153,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Down 1.3%

The stock has a market capitalization of $2.19 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.37. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $231.89 and a 200 day moving average of $229.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.86 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

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.