Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Price Target Raised to $288.00 at Moffett Nathanson

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) had its target price increased by Moffett Nathanson from $283.00 to $288.00 in a research note published on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Moffett Nathanson currently has a buy rating on the e-commerce giant’s stock.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on AMZN. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Monness Crespi & Hardt cut their target price on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $250.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Tigress Financial raised their target price on Amazon.com from $305.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Finally, Maxim Group raised their target price on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $287.21.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of AMZN opened at $213.77 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $212.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $224.00. Amazon.com has a 12-month low of $165.29 and a 12-month high of $258.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.29 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

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). Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.86 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total transaction of $3,642,860.22. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at $1,930,094.10. The trade was a 65.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.50, for a total transaction of $210,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 520,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $109,535,990.50. This represents a 0.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 72,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,899,239. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. American Capital Advisory LLC boosted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 3,152 shares during the period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the third quarter worth approximately $451,642,000. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.9% during the third quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 239,862 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $52,667,000 after purchasing an additional 4,558 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 3.9% during the third quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 1,145,151 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $251,441,000 after purchasing an additional 42,707 shares during the period. Finally, Pettee Investors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 16.9% in the 3rd quarter. Pettee Investors Inc. now owns 19,623 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $4,309,000 after buying an additional 2,838 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Major AI backing and partnerships reinforce Amazon’s cloud & AI positioning — Amazon was a lead investor in a record OpenAI round and is central to the AI funding surge, which supports long-term AWS demand and justifies heavy infrastructure spending. AI Startups Raised $221 Billion in Q1 as Venture Funding Shows No Slowdown
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness: Moffett Nathanson raised its AMZN price target to $288 and other sell‑side notes argue AI spending will drive cloud growth rather than permanently damage margins — this lifts sentiment and investor upside expectations. Price Target Raised by Moffett Nathanson
• Positive Sentiment: AWS commercial traction: Uber is expanding use of AWS chips and testing Trainium3, validating Amazon’s custom silicon and helping monetize cloud hardware investments. Uber Expands Use of Amazon’s AI Chips
• Neutral Sentiment: Logistics clarity: Amazon and USPS reached a deal keeping ~80% of current USPS package volume, reducing near-term delivery disruption risk — a stabilizing operational development but not a major immediate earnings driver. Amazon Reaches Deal With USPS
• Negative Sentiment: Investor worry over a roughly $200B AI capex plan: headlines noting huge AI commitments are spooking some investors who fear margin pressure and heavy near‑term cash use. That debate is driving intraday volatility. Amazon’s $200B AI Gamble Worries Investors
• Negative Sentiment: Legal and content‑training risk: high‑profile YouTubers sued Amazon alleging it scraped videos to train Nova Reel, exposing potential copyright litigation and reputational risk for AI initiatives. Amazon Sued by YouTubers Over AI Training
• Negative Sentiment: Seller and ESG pressures: reports that brands are pulling products over pricing tactics, a new 3.5% FBA fuel surcharge for sellers, and investor pushback on data‑center water use raise operational/PR risks that could affect margins or expansion plans. Brands Yank Items Over Amazon Pricing Tactics Amazon Imposes 3.5% Fuel Surcharge Investors Press Amazon on Data Center Water Use
• Negative Sentiment: Insider activity: a small disclosed CEO stock sale adds a minor negative sentiment signal for short‑term traders. Insider Selling Report

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.