Erste Group Bank Expects Reduced Earnings for Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Research analysts at Erste Group Bank decreased their FY2027 EPS estimates for shares of Amazon.com in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 24th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now anticipates that the e-commerce giant will post earnings per share of $9.40 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $9.42. The consensus estimate for Amazon.com’s current full-year earnings is $6.31 per share.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on AMZN. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $250.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday. DZ Bank raised Amazon.com to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $310.00 target price (up from $304.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $286.66.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $211.71 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $217.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $225.58. Amazon.com has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $258.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.27 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.40.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced 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 business had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.86 EPS.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total value of $554,900.50. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,662,702. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total transaction of $2,187,624.07. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth about $3,469,000. Purpose Unlimited Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth about $103,016,000. Cornerstone Planning LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth about $6,871,000. AMG Asset Management Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth approximately $947,000. Finally, Forty three Eighteen Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth approximately $419,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raise targets and reiterate buys. Citi and JPMorgan raised price targets (Citi to $285, JPMorgan to $280) and other shops (Tigress) boosted targets, signaling renewed confidence in AWS AI tailwinds and margin leverage. Analyst Price Target Raises
• Positive Sentiment: Acquisition of Fauna Robotics — Amazon confirmed it bought Fauna Robotics (kid‑size humanoid robots), expanding its push into consumer robotics and signaling longer‑term product growth beyond logistics and cloud. Fauna Robotics Acquisition
• Positive Sentiment: AWS AI demand is accelerating — Reports and analyst commentary point to stronger AI‑related commitments (large partnerships and GPU deployments), which boost higher‑margin AWS revenue expectations and are a core reason for the recent upgrades. AWS AI Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Logistics/returns partnership expands customer convenience. Amazon’s expanded free returns program with FedEx adds 10,000+ U.S. drop‑off points (improves customer experience and may lower returns friction/costs). FedEx Returns Expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Zoox expands robotaxi footprint. Amazon’s autonomous‑vehicle arm is broadening service areas (Austin, Miami, SF, Las Vegas), reinforcing long‑term mobility upside but with near‑term regulatory/operational work. Zoox Expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor positioning mixed. High‑profile funds moved in opposite directions (Ackman added materially while Buffett trimmed in past filings), which can increase trading volume and headline volatility without changing fundamentals. Buffett vs Ackman
• Negative Sentiment: AWS disruptions in Bahrain raise resiliency questions. Repeated service disruptions tied to regional drone activity have triggered customer migrations and highlight geopolitical operational risk for AWS in certain geographies. AWS Bahrain Outage
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/antitrust scrutiny persists. New U.S. antitrust proposals and EU-level scrutiny of Big Tech could complicate future M&A and lead to longer, more intrusive reviews. Antitrust Bill

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.