Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Price Target Raised to $285.00

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) had its target price upped by Citigroup from $265.00 to $285.00 in a research report released on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the e-commerce giant’s stock.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on AMZN. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Barclays reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Wolfe Research cut their price objective on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $250.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Maxim Group lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities cut their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $305.00 to $296.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $286.66.

Amazon.com Trading Down 4.0%

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $199.34 on Wednesday. Amazon.com has a 12-month low of $161.38 and a 12-month high of $258.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.14 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $216.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $225.20.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released 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 firm 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%.The firm’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.86 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Amazon.com will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total transaction of $4,077,336.96. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,238,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $459,217,051.24. The trade was a 0.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total value of $554,900.50. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,662,702. This trade represents a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739. 9.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,740 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $402,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. now owns 1,633 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $376,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 886 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $205,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Western Financial Corp CA grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Western Financial Corp CA now owns 3,076 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $710,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Navalign LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Navalign LLC now owns 13,349 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $3,081,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS AI demand and bank price‑target lifts — Citi and JPMorgan raised price targets and highlighted surging demand for AWS AI capacity, which supports Amazon’s high-margin cloud growth thesis. As Demand for AWS’ AI Surges, Citi and JPMorgan Raise Amazon Price Targets
• Positive Sentiment: Bull case from sell‑side: Bernstein and other analysts point to Amazon as an AI/cloud winner alongside Nvidia, reinforcing longer‑term AI revenue upside for AWS and custom silicon. Bernstein Says Qualcomm Isn’t an AI Winner…
• Positive Sentiment: Robotics/automation expansion — Amazon’s acquisition of Fauna Robotics (humanoid/consumer robotics) and continued investment in delivery/warehouse automation support cost savings and longer‑term efficiency gains for logistics. Deal Dispatch: Amazon Acquires Fauna Robotics
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and mixed estimates — Several analysts and firms have reiterated buy ratings or nudged targets higher (including JPMorgan, Citigroup, Tigress), while small estimate tweaks from the likes of Erste show modest model revisions rather than a major shift. Amazon.com Stock Price Expected to Rise, Tigress Financial Analyst Says
• Neutral Sentiment: Prime/fulfillment pilots could broaden reach — Tests that let merchants offer Prime shipping externally (multi‑channel fulfillment) may expand Prime’s ecosystem, but benefits will be gradual. Amazon testing Prime benefits on third‑party sites
• Negative Sentiment: Executive departures at Annapurna Labs / Trainium chip team — Reports of a senior AI‑chip product leader leaving (a second notable exit in months) raise execution and timeline concerns for Amazon’s custom silicon initiatives. Amazon AI chip product leader leaves Annapurna Labs faces second executive exit
• Negative Sentiment: Macro and market risk — Rising crude oil and Middle East uncertainty have dragged markets lower and hit tech stocks broadly this week, amplifying downside pressure on AMZN despite company‑specific positives. US Equity Markets End Lower After Crude Oil Climbs Tech stocks suffer worst week in nearly a year
• Negative Sentiment: AI capex / credit concerns — Coverage highlighting a large AI‑related debt build and investor unease about heavy AI capex can pressure sentiment while Amazon invests aggressively in GPUs, data centers, and custom chips. AI debt tsunami and JPMorgan risk tools
• Negative Sentiment: Sentiment risks from capex/guidance and insider sales — Articles flag higher capex guidance as a near‑term headwind, and visible insider selling activity can add to short‑term downside pressure. Key Risks To Watch Insider selling and market impact data

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.