Erste Group Bank Cuts Earnings Estimates for Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Equities research analysts at Erste Group Bank dropped their FY2027 EPS estimates for Amazon.com in a report issued on Tuesday, March 24th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now expects that the e-commerce giant will earn $9.40 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $9.42. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com’s current full-year earnings is $6.31 per share.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.86 earnings per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Zacks Research lowered Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 1st. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $230.00 price objective on Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $286.66.

Amazon.com Trading Down 2.0%

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $207.52 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.23 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a fifty day moving average of $217.22 and a 200 day moving average of $225.46. Amazon.com has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $258.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. American Capital Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 63.9% during the third quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC now owns 8,081 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,774,000 after buying an additional 3,152 shares in the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the third quarter worth approximately $451,642,000. DJE Kapital AG grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 12.3% during the 2nd quarter. DJE Kapital AG now owns 1,037,443 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $229,890,000 after acquiring an additional 113,345 shares in the last quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 239,862 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $52,667,000 after acquiring an additional 4,558 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bridgewater Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. now owns 69,188 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $15,983,000 after purchasing an additional 2,275 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total transaction of $554,900.50. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,662,702. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total transaction of $2,187,624.07. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,461,661.70. This represents a 20.54% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739 in the last quarter. 9.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Amazon.com News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS / AI momentum and analyst upgrades — Citi, JPMorgan and other firms raised price targets and reiterated buy/overweight calls citing strong demand for AWS AI infrastructure, which supports a higher long‑term earnings trajectory for Amazon. As Demand for AWS’ AI Surges, Citi and JPMorgan Raise Amazon Price Targets
• Positive Sentiment: Acquisition of Fauna Robotics — Amazon bought Fauna to accelerate a consumer/humanoid-robotics push, extending its automation moat (potential long-term revenue streams and cost savings across logistics and new consumer products). Amazon just bought a startup making kid-size humanoid robots
• Positive Sentiment: Logistics automation & last‑mile robotics — coverage highlights Amazon’s continued investment in robotics and pilots to solve post-van delivery bottlenecks, which can lower unit delivery costs over time. Amazon Eyes Delivery Robots as MIT Tackles Warehouse Bottlenecks
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational/customer initiatives — Amazon expanded its FedEx returns network and is testing Prime Shipping pilots and Prime Day timing changes; these can boost convenience and near‑term sales but also raise short-term costs. Amazon Teams With FedEx to Expand Free Returns Program
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/antitrust risk — a new Antitrust Accountability and Transparency bill would make consent-judgment processes more transparent and could complicate merger/settlement outcomes for large platforms like Amazon. New Bill: Senator Amy Klobuchar introduces S. 4107
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and profit‑taking — recent disclosures show sizeable insider sales and large institutional rebalancings; combined with analyst target dispersion, that can pressure the stock near-term. Amazon Stock Opinions on Prime Shipping Pilot Program (includes insider data)
• Negative Sentiment: AWS resiliency questions & small estimate cuts — reports of AWS disruptions in riskier regions and a minor FY2027 estimate trim from Erste add execution and near-term margin uncertainty. Amazon Balances Home Robotics Ambition With AWS Conflict Zone Risks

Amazon.com Company Profile

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.