Raymond James Financial Cuts Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Price Target to $225.00

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) had its price objective reduced by Raymond James Financial from $260.00 to $225.00 in a report released on Friday morning,MarketScreener reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the e-commerce giant’s stock.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $285.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Desjardins boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com to $218.00 in a research report on Monday, December 8th. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, November 24th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Fifty-five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $290.28.

Amazon.com Trading Down 5.6%

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $210.27 on Friday. 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 fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $258.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.25 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $233.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $229.80.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted 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). The company had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The firm’s revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.86 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Amazon.com will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.00, for a total transaction of $209,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,170 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,670,610. This represents a 11.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.22, for a total value of $583,050.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 505,934 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $117,993,927.48. The trade was a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 47,061 shares of company stock valued at $10,351,262. Corporate insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Planning Alternatives Ltd. ADV lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 8.9% during the fourth quarter. Planning Alternatives Ltd. ADV now owns 7,426 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,714,000 after purchasing an additional 609 shares during the period. Associated Banc Corp increased its stake in Amazon.com by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Associated Banc Corp now owns 581,327 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $134,182,000 after buying an additional 23,187 shares during the period. CFO4Life Group LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. CFO4Life Group LLC now owns 61,186 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $14,123,000 after buying an additional 504 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 16.0% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 138,496 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $31,968,000 after acquiring an additional 19,129 shares during the period. Finally, New Millennium Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. New Millennium Group LLC now owns 35,059 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $8,092,000 after acquiring an additional 2,103 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS and sales beat/strength — Amazon reported solid Q4 revenue and faster AWS growth, reinforcing the cloud growth thesis. AWS Q4 beat (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Anthropic stake re‑valuation — Amazon’s earlier $8B investment in Anthropic is now being valued much higher (~$60.6B), underlining upside in AI partnerships and non‑core assets. Anthropic valuation (Business Insider)
• Positive Sentiment: Near‑term tax relief improves cash flow — Recent U.S. tax changes materially reduced Amazon’s federal tax cash outlays in 2025, which helps fund heavier capex without a proportional hit to free cash flow. Tax law reduces Amazon tax bill (WSJ)
• Neutral Sentiment: Management stance — CEO Andy Jassy said he’s “confident” the $200B program will deliver attractive returns over time; that defends the strategy but leaves timing/ROIC execution risk. CEO confidence (CNBC)
• Neutral Sentiment: New ad/AI product moves — Amazon is opening ad platform capabilities to AI agents (Ads MCP server beta), which could expand ad monetization but will take time to scale. Ads MCP beta (Newsfile)
• Negative Sentiment: CapEx shock and small EPS miss spooked traders — Amazon guided to roughly $200B in 2026 capex (well above expectations) and reported a slight EPS miss; that combination triggered heavy selling and a sharp gap lower in after‑hours/premarket trading. $200B capex guide (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and analyst pushback — Germany’s cartel office banned certain marketplace pricing controls and ordered repayments, adding regulatory risk; several firms also trimmed near‑term targets or flagged margin/cash‑flow risk tied to heavy capex. Germany antitrust (Reuters)

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.