Jefferies Financial Group Reaffirms Buy Rating for Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by investment analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a research note issued to investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on AMZN. Monness Crespi & Hardt lowered their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $289.21.

Amazon.com Trading Up 3.5%

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $263.99 on Friday. Amazon.com has a twelve month low of $178.85 and a twelve month high of $264.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05. The stock has a market cap of $2.84 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.82, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.38. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $218.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $226.28.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 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 analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that Amazon.com will post 7.74 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total value of $3,642,860.22. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,930,094.10. The trade was a 65.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $2,187,624.07. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 124,186 shares of company stock worth $27,826,739 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Fairway Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 113.2% in the third quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the third quarter worth $27,000. MilWealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 79.0% in the fourth quarter. MilWealth Group LLC now owns 179 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth $45,000. Finally, Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 900.0% in the fourth quarter. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership now owns 200 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Major customer win for AWS custom chips — Meta signed a multiyear deal to deploy “tens of millions” of AWS Graviton5 cores for agentic AI workloads, a multibillion‑dollar contract that directly boosts AWS chip revenue and validates Amazon’s custom silicon strategy. Meta strikes deal with Amazon’s cloud unit
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts lifting targets and reaffirming buys — Multiple firms have raised price targets and reiterated buy/overweight ratings, signaling stronger sell‑side conviction ahead of earnings and supporting the rally. Top Analysts Raise Amazon Stock (AMZN) Price Targets
• Positive Sentiment: Expanded Anthropic partnership locks long‑term AWS demand — Coverage highlights a bigger Anthropic commitment (and recent $5B deal), which implies sustained, high‑margin cloud revenue but also sizable compute and capex commitments from Amazon. Amazon and Anthropic $5 Billion Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon‑backed X‑Energy IPO rally highlights ecosystem wins — The strong debut of X‑Energy (an Amazon‑backed SMR startup) underscores investor appetite for companies tied to AI power/data‑center infrastructure and reflects Amazon’s strategic ecosystem bets. X‑Energy Nasdaq Debut
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming Q1 earnings (Apr 29) are a short‑term volatility trigger — Consensus expects follow‑through on AWS strength, so results and margin/capex commentary will drive next moves. Earnings Preview: Expected Move
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational changes and selective layoffs/role renames (e.g., “builder” titles) could modestly affect culture and execution but are not immediate share‑price drivers. Amazon replaces job titles
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling by CEO — Recent disclosure shows CEO stock sales (~$7.9M), which can create short‑term investor concern over insider timing even if routine. CEO Insider Selling
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/regulatory risk — California AG alleges Amazon pressured vendors on pricing in unsealed filings, a potential multi‑jurisdictional legal overhang that could create headline risk and fines. California price‑fixing allegations

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.