Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) were down 3.5% during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $260.70 and last traded at $261.26. Approximately 52,737,231 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 9% from the average daily volume of 48,406,945 shares. The stock had previously closed at $270.64.
Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America said Amazon’s LEO satellite project is “on the cusp of generating revenues,” with commercial service expected to begin soon, highlighting a potentially new growth engine beyond e-commerce and AWS. Amazon Stock Gets Buy Rating from BofA – ‘LEO Project Is on the Cusp of Generating Revenues’
- Positive Sentiment: Truist raised its price target on Amazon while keeping a Buy rating, adding to the bullish analyst sentiment around the stock. Wall Street analyst updates Amazon stock price target
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon said it has invested about £15 billion ($20 billion) in the U.K. so far in 2025, showing it is making progress on a major long-term infrastructure investment plan. Amazon Invested $20 Billion in UK in 2025
- Positive Sentiment: Several recent reports continue to frame Amazon as a beneficiary of AI and data-center spending, with bullish writeups pointing to expanding cloud momentum and new supply-chain services as possible profit drivers. Bank of America Reiterates Buy Rating on Amazon.com (AMZN) Stock
- Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s stock also remains near record levels after a strong multi-year run, so some investors are questioning how much future growth is already priced in. Is It Too Late To Consider Amazoncom (AMZN) After Its Strong Multi Year Rally?
- Negative Sentiment: Reuters reported that the European Union is considering tougher cloud rules that could make Amazon less competitive for some government contracts in Europe. Exclusive: EU cloud rules to curb Amazon, Google access to strategic tenders, draft document shows
- Negative Sentiment: Amazon’s satellite internet efforts may face a near-term setback after a Blue Origin rocket explosion, which could slow the rollout of its LEO constellation. Amazon dips as the Blue Origin rocket explosion sets back its global satellite plan
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities analysts have commented on AMZN shares. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $320.00 price objective (up from $245.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Maxim Group lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $320.00 target price (up from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $275.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $312.52.
Amazon.com Stock Performance
The firm has a market cap of $2.81 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.25, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.45. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $245.38 and a 200 day moving average of $232.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.63 by $1.15. The business had revenue of $181.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.28 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 12.22%.Amazon.com’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.59 earnings per share. As a group, analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,270 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.53, for a total value of $2,489,273.10. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $11,060,750.70. The trade was a 18.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 15,467 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $263.40, for a total value of $4,074,007.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 14,159 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,729,480.60. This represents a 52.21% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 194,774 shares of company stock worth $51,348,244 in the last ninety days. 8.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. American Capital Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 63.9% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter valued at $451,642,000. Narwhal Capital Management raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Narwhal Capital Management now owns 216,606 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $49,997,000 after purchasing an additional 4,854 shares in the last quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 13.6% during the 4th quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 39,264 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $9,063,000 after purchasing an additional 4,713 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ethos Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 9.6% during the 4th quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 36,485 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $8,421,000 after purchasing an additional 3,196 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
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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