Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) had its price target hoisted by equities researchers at Tigress Financial from $305.00 to $315.00 in a report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the e-commerce giant’s stock. Tigress Financial’s price target indicates a potential upside of 51.79% from the stock’s previous close.
A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on AMZN. Arete Research lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $283.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Desjardins increased their price target on Amazon.com to $218.00 in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on Amazon.com from $303.00 to $286.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $286.66.
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Amazon.com Trading Down 2.0%
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.Amazon.com’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.86 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Transactions at Amazon.com
In other news, 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 value of $3,642,860.22. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,930,094.10. This trade represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.25, for a total value of $204,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 521,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $106,487,984.25. This trade represents a 0.19% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739. 9.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. American Capital Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 63.9% in the third quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC now owns 8,081 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,774,000 after purchasing an additional 3,152 shares during the period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter worth about $451,642,000. DJE Kapital AG lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 12.3% during the 2nd quarter. DJE Kapital AG now owns 1,037,443 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $229,890,000 after buying an additional 113,345 shares during the period. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 239,862 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $52,667,000 after buying an additional 4,558 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bridgewater Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.4% in the second quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. now owns 69,188 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $15,983,000 after buying an additional 2,275 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: AWS / AI momentum and analyst upgrades — Citi, JPMorgan and other firms raised price targets and reiterated buy/overweight calls citing strong demand for AWS AI infrastructure, which supports a higher long‑term earnings trajectory for Amazon. As Demand for AWS’ AI Surges, Citi and JPMorgan Raise Amazon Price Targets
- Positive Sentiment: Acquisition of Fauna Robotics — Amazon bought Fauna to accelerate a consumer/humanoid-robotics push, extending its automation moat (potential long-term revenue streams and cost savings across logistics and new consumer products). Amazon just bought a startup making kid-size humanoid robots
- Positive Sentiment: Logistics automation & last‑mile robotics — coverage highlights Amazon’s continued investment in robotics and pilots to solve post-van delivery bottlenecks, which can lower unit delivery costs over time. Amazon Eyes Delivery Robots as MIT Tackles Warehouse Bottlenecks
- Neutral Sentiment: Operational/customer initiatives — Amazon expanded its FedEx returns network and is testing Prime Shipping pilots and Prime Day timing changes; these can boost convenience and near‑term sales but also raise short-term costs. Amazon Teams With FedEx to Expand Free Returns Program
- Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/antitrust risk — a new Antitrust Accountability and Transparency bill would make consent-judgment processes more transparent and could complicate merger/settlement outcomes for large platforms like Amazon. New Bill: Senator Amy Klobuchar introduces S. 4107
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and profit‑taking — recent disclosures show sizeable insider sales and large institutional rebalancings; combined with analyst target dispersion, that can pressure the stock near-term. Amazon Stock Opinions on Prime Shipping Pilot Program (includes insider data)
- Negative Sentiment: AWS resiliency questions & small estimate cuts — reports of AWS disruptions in riskier regions and a minor FY2027 estimate trim from Erste add execution and near-term margin uncertainty. Amazon Balances Home Robotics Ambition With AWS Conflict Zone Risks
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.
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