New Street Research Lowers Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Price Target to $280.00

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) had its price objective lowered by New Street Research from $285.00 to $280.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the e-commerce giant’s stock. New Street Research’s target price indicates a potential upside of 40.46% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Amazon.com to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Monness Crespi & Hardt dropped their target price on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Wedbush lowered their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $340.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $265.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Finally, Raymond James Financial dropped their target price on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $225.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $286.57.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $199.34 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $216.42 and its 200-day moving average price is $225.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The stock has a market cap of $2.14 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.80, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.40. Amazon.com has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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). Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The company had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.86 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total transaction 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $2,187,624.07. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Fairway Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 113.2% in the third quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. MilWealth Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 79.0% in 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. acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 900.0% during the fourth 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 period. Hedge funds and other 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: Amazon scored a court win blocking AI startup Perplexity from scraping its site — a legal victory that helps protect Amazon’s retail data, advertising model and control over shopping traffic, which supports its e‑commerce and ads moat. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: TGS, an energy-data provider, selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud provider in a multi‑year deal — a tangible customer win that underscores AWS demand for HPC and generative-AI workloads. Large commercial deals like this bolster AWS revenue visibility. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon bought Fauna Robotics — extending its investments in humanoid/robotics that could accelerate automation across fulfillment and consumer robotics initiatives (longer‑term revenue/efficiency upside if these efforts scale). Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several bullish pieces and buy‑the‑dip views are circulating (e.g., The Motley Fool, Seeking Alpha, TipRanks) arguing AMZN remains a top AI/cloud play and a long‑term buy despite recent weakness — sentiment that can attract retail flows but may not change fundamentals immediately. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Zoox (Amazon unit) is expanding geographically but still lacks substantial revenue — positive for strategic progress but not yet a material contributor to results. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst and macro concerns: coverage highlights lingering investor worries about elevated AI capex, near‑term margin pressure and macro weakness; Jefferies and other analysts have flagged caution even as some see upside — this debate is keeping volatility high. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Bank/forecaster headwinds: reports (e.g., Erste Group) predicting reduced Amazon earnings and coverage noting a recent pullback amid macro/AI spending fears add to downside risk near term. Article Title

Amazon.com Company Profile

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.