Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Receives “Outperform” Rating from Telsey Advisory Group

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reissued by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group in a research report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $300.00 price objective on the e-commerce giant’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 34.72% from the stock’s previous close.

AMZN has been the topic of several other research reports. CICC Research upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. Redburn Partners set a $230.00 price objective on Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, January 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $290.47.

Amazon.com Stock Down 4.4%

AMZN opened at $222.69 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.38 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.45, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.01. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $233.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $229.91. Amazon.com has a twelve month low of $161.38 and a twelve month high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a net margin of 11.06% and a return on equity of 23.62%. The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.94, for a total value of $4,311,031.68. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,208,310 shares in the company, valued at $479,070,771.40. This represents a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total transaction of $3,853,879.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 6,273 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,360,613.70. The trade was a 73.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 47,061 shares of company stock valued at $10,351,262. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Handelsbanken Fonder AB increased its stake in Amazon.com by 218.6% in the 4th quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 5,504,558 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,270,562,000 after buying an additional 3,776,987 shares during the last quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB now owns 2,425,196 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $559,784,000 after acquiring an additional 48,404 shares during the last quarter. Paul R. Ried Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Paul R. Ried Financial Group LLC now owns 10,880 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,511,000 after acquiring an additional 502 shares in the last quarter. Stolz & Associates PS acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,019,000. Finally, Hartford Funds Management Co LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 76.6% during the 4th quarter. Hartford Funds Management Co LLC now owns 25,279 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $5,835,000 after purchasing an additional 10,966 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS momentum and revenue beat — Amazon reported stronger-than-expected cloud growth and quarterly revenue above consensus, supporting the long‑term growth story for AMZN. AWS revenue continues to soar
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain largely constructive — multiple firms reiterated Buy ratings and say heavy AI/capex could pay off over time, keeping upside case intact for long‑term investors. TipRanks: analysts reiterate buy ratings
• Neutral Sentiment: Product/AI initiatives could add optionality — wider Alexa+ rollout and reported talks about OpenAI/partnerships expand addressable markets but are longer‑term catalysts. Alexa+ wide launch
• Neutral Sentiment: Regulatory noise — a recent German ruling and fine add localized headwinds but are not the principal driver of today’s move. Reuters: Germany bans price controls
• Negative Sentiment: Massive 2026 capex guide — management announced ≈$200B of capex (up sharply from 2025), mostly for AI data centers, chips and infrastructure; investors fear near‑term margin pressure, cash flow strain and execution risk. Reuters: big capex worries investors
• Negative Sentiment: Slight EPS miss and ugly market reaction — adjusted EPS missed by a penny despite revenue upside, and shares plunged in after‑hours/early trading as the market re‑priced execution and valuation risk. MarketBeat: earnings miss and reaction

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.