Q1 Earnings Forecast for Amazon.com Issued By Roth Capital

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Amazon.com in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 21st. Roth Capital analyst R. Kulkarni now anticipates that the e-commerce giant will post earnings of $1.46 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.47. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com’s current full-year earnings is $5.39 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Amazon.com’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.62 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $6.24 EPS.

AMZN has been the topic of a number of other reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $224.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $197.00 to $212.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $235.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Maxim Group raised their price objective on Amazon.com from $251.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $247.72.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $235.42 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Amazon.com has a twelve month low of $151.61 and a twelve month high of $235.52. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $219.15 and a 200-day moving average price of $196.95. The firm has a market cap of $2.48 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.14.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.29. Amazon.com had a net margin of 8.04% and a return on equity of 22.41%. The company had revenue of $158.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $157.28 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.85 EPS. Amazon.com’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Stelac Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 3.4% in the second quarter. Stelac Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,924 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $952,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Smith Salley Wealth Management boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 6.7% in the 2nd quarter. Smith Salley Wealth Management now owns 235,717 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $45,552,000 after purchasing an additional 14,769 shares in the last quarter. Braun Stacey Associates Inc. grew its position in Amazon.com by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Braun Stacey Associates Inc. now owns 524,412 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $101,342,000 after purchasing an additional 11,570 shares during the last quarter. Callahan Advisors LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. Callahan Advisors LLC now owns 206,272 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $39,862,000 after purchasing an additional 5,350 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $464,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.06, for a total transaction of $246,237.22. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 24,912 shares in the company, valued at $4,958,982.72. This represents a 4.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 5,004 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.85, for a total value of $1,000,049.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 99,396 shares in the company, valued at $19,864,290.60. This represents a 4.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 6,032,344 shares of company stock worth $1,253,456,822 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Company Profile

Amazon.com, Inc engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content.