Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fifty-nine brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifty-six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $323.0877.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on AMZN. Zacks Research raised shares of Amazon.com from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Robert W. Baird set a $310.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 target price (up from $340.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $320.00 target price (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Evercore raises target on agentic AI potential. Evercore ISI lifted its AMZN price target to $355 from $315.16 and maintained an Outperform rating. The firm believes agentic AI could improve retail growth and strengthen trends across Amazon Web Services (AWS), advertising and e-commerce. Why is Amazon stock surging 4% today
• Positive Sentiment: Expanded Nvidia partnership reinforces AI demand. Amazon plans to add 2 million Nvidia GPUs to its data centers in 2027–2028, bringing its announced commitment to roughly 3 million chips. The spending signals strong expected demand for AWS AI capacity and helped distinguish Amazon positively within the AI infrastructure sector. Amazon just tripled its order of Nvidia chips over surging demand
• Positive Sentiment: AWS and AI economics remain major growth catalysts. Reports cited approximately 37% AWS revenue growth to $42.2 billion in the second quarter, while Amazon’s AI and chip businesses each reached annualized revenue run rates above $25 billion. Analysts also highlighted solid retail profitability and long-term cloud adoption. Amazon Stock: AI Investment Gains Momentum as AWS Revenue Surges
• Positive Sentiment: New distribution and energy initiatives support the platform. Amazon plans to expand Prime Air drone delivery to nearly 500 U.S. cities by year-end, while new power-purchase agreements add 600 megawatts of carbon-free electricity and support data-center expansion. Amazon is about to six times its drone delivery footprint
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon-backed Zoox is launching robotaxi service in San Francisco, creating a potential long-term growth option but adding an unproven business with significant execution requirements. Amazon-backed Zoox launches robotaxis in San Francisco
• Negative Sentiment: AI spending is raising return-on-investment concerns. The enlarged GPU commitment adds to an already substantial capital budget, prompting investors to question whether AWS demand and AI monetization will justify the cost. Amazon’s post-earnings gains have also partially faded, and billionaire Bill Ackman reportedly shifted from Amazon to Microsoft.
• Negative Sentiment: California litigation over alleged price-fixing remains an overhang, although a judge indicated the state’s request to block Amazon’s practices would likely be denied. Judge likely to deny California’s bid to stop Amazon’s alleged price fixing

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $266.43 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Amazon.com has a 52-week low of $196.00 and a 52-week high of $287.20. The company has a 50 day moving average of $251.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of $240.67. The company has a market capitalization of $2.87 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.45.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by $3.93. Amazon.com had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 18.00%. The company had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $197.03 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.68 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that Amazon.com will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,362 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total value of $1,647,821.62. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 476,681 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $123,465,145.81. This represents a 1.32% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 6,172 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.31, for a total value of $1,606,633.32. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 109,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,427,674.17. This trade represents a 5.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 70,589 shares of company stock valued at $18,314,015 in the last three months. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. TOP Private Wealth LLC. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Bard Associates Inc. bought a new position in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. MilWealth Group LLC grew its position 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 worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $45,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.