Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Price Target Raised to $275.00

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) had its price target hoisted by equities research analysts at Oppenheimer from $260.00 to $275.00 in a report issued on Friday. The brokerage currently has an “outperform” rating on the e-commerce giant’s stock. Oppenheimer’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 7.81% from the company’s previous close.

AMZN has been the subject of several other reports. Tigress Financial increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $305.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Wolfe Research cut their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $255.00 to $250.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $260.00 target price (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $275.00 to $298.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $289.18.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $255.08 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.74 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.38. The business’s fifty day moving average is $217.54 and its 200 day moving average is $225.95. Amazon.com has a twelve month low of $178.85 and a twelve month high of $258.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.86 EPS. Amazon.com’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Amazon.com will post 7.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 31,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.00, for a total value of $7,905,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,207,118 shares in the company, valued at $562,815,090. The trade was a 1.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,662,702. This represents a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 124,186 shares of company stock worth $27,826,739 over the last 90 days. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Fairway Wealth LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 113.2% in the 3rd quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. MilWealth Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 79.0% during the 4th quarter. MilWealth Group LLC now owns 179 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the period. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter worth $45,000. Finally, Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 900.0% in the 4th quarter. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership now owns 200 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Expanded Anthropic partnership: Analysts say Amazon’s deeper Anthropic deal (large, multi‑year AWS commitments) materially boosts long‑term AWS revenue and AI market positioning, supporting growth expectations for cloud and AI services. A $100 Billion Reason to Buy Amazon Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades/price-target increases: Multiple firms (BMO, Bernstein, UBS, Arete, Cantor, TD Cowen) raised targets or reiterated Buy/Outperform ratings, giving investors a higher consensus outlook and momentum heading into earnings. Amazon Stock Reaches Record Peak
• Positive Sentiment: AWS leadership moves and ecosystem wins: Internal promotions to the S‑team and deeper partnerships across the AWS ecosystem (e.g., GitLab support for Bedrock) reinforce execution on cloud/AI strategy. Amazon names AWS exec to S-team
• Neutral Sentiment: Diversification & partner ecosystem activity: Amazon‑backed X‑Energy’s $1.02B IPO, Globalstar/LEO satellite work and healthcare/GLP‑1 initiatives highlight new growth avenues but won’t meaningfully move near‑term revenue yet. X‑Energy Raises $1.02 Billion in IPO
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitive retail moves: Walmart/Sam’s Club quick‑delivery rollouts and the industry “decision layer” race keep competitive pressure on retail margins and ad/fulfillment dynamics. These are execution/market‑share issues rather than a clear positive or negative catalyst right now. Amazon and Walmart Race to Capture Retail’s Decision Layer
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal risk: California AG alleges Amazon pressured competitors on pricing; unsealed filings raise the prospect of fines, settlements or reputational damage that could weigh on the stock if escalated. California attorney general says Amazon used ‘intimidation’
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and workforce moves: CEO share sales (~$7.9M) and reports of job‑title restructurings/layoffs could raise governance or morale concerns for some investors. Insider Selling: CEO Sells $7.9M Job titles replaced with ‘builder’ roles
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term cash/capex pressure: Analysts and research notes flag that the Anthropic scale and related infrastructure commitments raise large capex and cash‑flow demands in the near term, which could temper multiples despite long‑term upside. Amazon Deepens AI Push With Expanded Anthropic Deal

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.