Royal Bank Of Canada Reaffirms Buy Rating for Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada in a research note issued on Monday,MarketScreener reports.

AMZN has been the topic of a number of other reports. CIBC increased their price target on Amazon.com to $315.00 in a research report on Monday, October 20th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Raymond James Financial cut their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $275.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $260.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Benchmark lifted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $295.65.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

AMZN opened at $244.68 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $2.62 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.80. Amazon.com has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $232.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $229.37.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.38. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.62% and a net margin of 11.06%.The business had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.53 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.43 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Amazon.com will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $226.61, for a total value of $280,316.57. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 26,148 shares in the company, valued at $5,925,398.28. This trade represents a 4.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 22,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.03, for a total transaction of $5,500,660.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 493,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $123,391,555.21. This represents a 4.27% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 79,734 shares of company stock valued at $18,534,017. Insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth approximately $11,102,000. ARK Investment Management LLC increased its position in Amazon.com by 8.3% in the 2nd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 1,140,494 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $250,213,000 after acquiring an additional 86,978 shares during the period. Buckhead Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 16.1% during the second quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC now owns 28,407 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $6,232,000 after purchasing an additional 3,948 shares during the last quarter. Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd now owns 1,136,311 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $249,295,000 after acquiring an additional 63,924 shares during the period. Finally, Alpha Wealth Funds LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com by 172.8% in the second quarter. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC now owns 3,012 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $667,000 after purchasing an additional 1,908 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect Amazon to beat Q4 estimates, highlighting potential near‑term revenue and operating‑income upside ahead of the February 5 earnings report; that guidance/preview potential supports the rally. Amazon tipped to top fourth quarter estimates as online spending remains stable
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street buy ratings and reiterated bullish notes (including recent Buy/Buy‑case commentary) underpin investor confidence in AWS growth and an AWS‑driven re‑rating story. Amazon: Buy Rating Backed by Near-Term Earnings Upside and AWS-Driven Re-Rating Potential
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is exiting its Amazon Fresh and Go formats to convert some locations into Whole Foods and expand same‑day grocery delivery — a pivot that can improve unit economics and focus capital on higher‑margin fulfillment/delivery services. Amazon converting Fresh supermarkets, Go stores to Whole Foods locations
• Neutral Sentiment: The broader Magnificent‑7 earnings cadence and investor attention on AI spending mean Amazon’s near‑term moves will be judged in the context of peers’ results and guidance; that amplifies volatility but doesn’t single out AMZN directionally. Magnificent 7 earnings season kicks off, spotlighting AI bets
• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft’s launch of the Maia 200 AI accelerator tightens competition among cloud providers on AI inference costs; this is a competitive factor for AWS margins but also validates the strategic importance of custom silicon across hyperscalers. Microsoft’s Maia 200: The Profit Engine AI Needs (AMZN)
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal headwinds: Amazon agreed to a returns‑policy settlement that will result in substantial refunds/charges to customers (reported as a large settlement and payout), creating a near‑term cash/expense hit and investor concern about compliance costs. Amazon agrees to pay consumers $309M in returns policy settlement
• Negative Sentiment: Cost/layoff headlines and heavy AI capex worries: coverage about potential job cuts and multibillion‑dollar AI spending has kept sentiment mixed, raising questions about near‑term margins even as AWS drives growth. That dynamic can cap gains and increase headline‑driven selling. Amazon Shares Stall as Job Cuts Loom Against $35B AI Spending | AMZN Stock

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.