Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Price Target Lowered to $265.00 at Citigroup

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) had its price target cut by Citigroup from $320.00 to $265.00 in a research note released on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the e-commerce giant’s stock.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on AMZN. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Evercore ISI set a $285.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $175.00 target price (down previously from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday. Fifty-five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $289.33.

Amazon.com Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $208.72 on Monday. Amazon.com has a fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $258.60. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $233.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $229.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.23 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The business had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.86 earnings per share. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that Amazon.com will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.00, for a total transaction of $209,700.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 7,170 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,670,610. This trade represents a 11.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total value of $3,853,879.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 6,273 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,360,613.70. The trade was a 73.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 47,061 shares of company stock valued at $10,351,262 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Huntington National Bank raised its position in Amazon.com by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,549,672 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $357,695,000 after purchasing an additional 14,966 shares during the last quarter. IPG Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 9.1% during the 4th quarter. IPG Investment Advisors LLC now owns 100,122 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $23,110,000 after purchasing an additional 8,321 shares during the last quarter. Connecticut Capital Management Group LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at $1,052,000. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 386,101 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $89,120,000 after buying an additional 18,534 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 69.4% in the fourth quarter. Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas now owns 180,494 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $41,662,000 after buying an additional 73,939 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is exploring an AI content marketplace that would let publishers sell content to firms building AI models — a potential new recurring/licensing revenue stream if executed. Amazon discusses AI content marketplace
• Positive Sentiment: AWS locked a multiyear, multibillion-dollar chip supply deal with STMicroelectronics, reducing supply risk for its data-center buildout and supporting Amazon’s AI infrastructure plans. STMicro deal with AWS
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlights Amazon’s strategic AI stakes (e.g., Anthropic) and partnerships that could accelerate AWS-led AI demand and monetization. Amazon Hit The Jackpot With Anthropic
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options flow: a large purchase of call contracts indicates bullish speculative positioning from traders, which can add intraday upside pressure if momentum continues. (Market notices; no single article linked.)
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 was mixed: revenue beat (~$213.4B) and AWS revenue growth accelerated (reported ~24%), but EPS slightly missed — leaving investors focused on forward guidance rather than the quarter itself.
• Negative Sentiment: The dominant negative driver is Amazon’s $200B 2026 CapEx guidance for AI/data centers — investors see heavy near-term spending and higher depreciation hitting margins, which sparked the recent selloff. CapEx shock and market reaction
• Negative Sentiment: Several brokers trimmed price targets or reiterated caution after the capex guidance (Citigroup cut its target to $265; other shops trimmed targets), reinforcing downward pressure from analysts. Citigroup lowers AMZN price target
• Negative Sentiment: Public data shows elevated insider selling and heavy institutional repositioning noted in coverage; combined with the capex surprise, that adds to near-term bearish flow. QuiverQuant summary of market reaction

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.