Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Given Buy Rating at TD Cowen

TD Cowen restated their buy rating on shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) in a research report report published on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $300.00 target price on the e-commerce giant’s stock.

AMZN has been the topic of several other reports. UBS Group set a $311.00 price target on Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $290.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $286.57.

Amazon.com Stock Up 2.3%

Shares of AMZN opened at $210.17 on Monday. 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 has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $258.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.26 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.31, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.40. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $219.04 and a 200-day moving average of $225.86.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.86 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total transaction of $4,077,336.96. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,238,118 shares in the company, valued at $459,217,051.24. This represents a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total transaction of $3,642,860.22. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,930,094.10. This represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739. 10.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Fairway Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 113.2% during the 3rd quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. MilWealth Group LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 79.0% during the fourth quarter. MilWealth Group LLC now owns 179 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new position in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth $45,000. Finally, Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership grew 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 during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Dual $300 price-target endorsements and maintained buy ratings from TD Cowen and Barclays are lifting sentiment and pushing shares up; TD Cowen highlighted AWS reacceleration and AI-driven margin upside. TD Cowen Buy Rating Benzinga note on TD Cowen/Barclays
• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies says AMZN looks undervalued despite near-term AI capex, arguing AWS and retail/ads growth could drive significant upside. Jefferies valuation view
• Positive Sentiment: Long-term bullish narratives: Amazon expects AWS could reach ~$600B annual revenue in 10 years and AWS’s 20th anniversary coverage underscores cloud importance — supports multi-year growth thesis. AWS $600B thesis AWS at 20 coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Billionaire investor interest (Seth Klarman adding to position) and institutional buys provide confidence that large investors view current levels as a buying opportunity. Klarman stake report
• Neutral Sentiment: Entertainment wins (Project Hail Mary box-office/Prime Video success) and consumer-facing product rumors (an AI “Transformer” smartphone) are positive for brand and services revenue but are unlikely to materially change core AWS/retail earnings near-term. Project Hail Mary box office Smartphone rumor
• Neutral Sentiment: Options/strategy pieces showing attractive yields from selling OTM puts indicate some traders view current levels as range-bound; reported short-interest data in the feed is anomalous/zero and not informative. OTM puts strategy
• Negative Sentiment: Logistics headwinds: reports that UPS is cutting Amazon deliveries in half and that Amazon/USPS negotiations are deteriorating raise near-term fulfillment cost and delivery-risk concerns — potential margin pressure and higher operating complexity. UPS deliveries cut USPS negotiations
• Negative Sentiment: AI capex concerns and warnings that Amazon’s large spending plan could backfire remain a drag on sentiment; some analysts have flagged near-term fiscal strain despite long-term upside. AI capex concern

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.