Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Given “Outperform” Rating at Telsey Advisory Group

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group in a note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $235.00 price target on the e-commerce giant’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 23.70% from the stock’s current price. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Amazon.com’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.82 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.29 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.06 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the stock. HSBC upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $225.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Wolfe Research lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $265.00 price target (up from $225.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 7th. Oppenheimer dropped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $220.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $243.55.

Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN opened at $189.98 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $190.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $207.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.02 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39. Amazon.com has a 52 week low of $151.61 and a 52 week high of $242.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.06.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.21. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.25% and a net margin of 9.29%. The business had revenue of $155.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $154.96 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.98 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that Amazon.com will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 8,833 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.47, for a total transaction of $1,965,077.51. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 119,780 shares in the company, valued at $26,647,456.60. This trade represents a 6.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.99, for a total transaction of $469,975.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 509,474 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $95,776,017.26. This represents a 0.49 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 104,798 shares of company stock valued at $23,341,803 in the last ninety days. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,266,582,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 21,420.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 30,245,061 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,754,425,000 after purchasing an additional 30,104,520 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 36.8% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 65,709,496 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $14,416,078,000 after purchasing an additional 17,681,004 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 823,360,597 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $180,637,081,000 after purchasing an additional 17,635,391 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 17,054.5% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,088,589 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,652,116,000 after buying an additional 12,018,120 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Amazon.com

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.