Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Downgraded by Phillip Securities to “Moderate Buy”

Phillip Securities cut shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) from a strong-buy rating to a moderate buy rating in a report published on Monday morning,Zacks.com reports.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Wedbush upped their price target on Amazon.com from $293.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Mizuho set a $330.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $320.00 price objective (up from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Maxim Group upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $290.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $332.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Fifty-six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.56.

Amazon.com Stock Up 4.6%

Amazon.com stock opened at $284.02 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $246.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $236.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Amazon.com has a 1-year low of $196.00 and a 1-year high of $287.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.06 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.85, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.45.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $3.93. The company had revenue of $200.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $197.03 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 18.00% and a net margin of 17.44%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.68 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Amazon.com will post 7.84 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $263.42, for a total transaction of $5,268,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,205,766 shares in the company, valued at $581,042,879.72. The trade was a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,363 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $262.38, for a total transaction of $620,003.94. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $31,427,876.40. This represents a 1.93% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 76,867 shares of company stock valued at $20,253,702 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 832,274,556 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $158,348,557,000 after acquiring an additional 8,913,959 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 388,653,121 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $89,708,913,000 after purchasing an additional 6,971,680 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 225,120,994 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $51,753,622,000 after purchasing an additional 2,479,324 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at $32,868,735,000. Finally, Auto Owners Insurance Co grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 27,376.7% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 98,448,885 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,272,397,000 after purchasing an additional 98,090,585 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS growth and AI demand drove the rally. AWS reportedly posted its fastest growth in 18 quarters, while CEO Matt Garman said demand still significantly exceeds available capacity and is extending into 2028. Analysts also highlighted a reported $496 billion AWS backlog and the potential for AWS to become a $1 trillion revenue business. Amazon Stock Rises as AWS Sees a Major Shift in AI Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon surpassed the $3 trillion market-capitalization milestone. Shares reached a record high as investors became more confident that cloud growth and improving returns on AI infrastructure can justify the company’s large capital-investment program. The milestone strengthened positive sentiment across major AI and cloud stocks. Amazon Enters $3 Trillion Club as AI Optimism Sweeps Through Wall Street
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street raised its valuation expectations. Multiple analysts increased AMZN price targets after the earnings beat, with bullish commentary emphasizing AWS margins, long-term AI infrastructure demand and growth beyond e-commerce. The broader market rally, falling crude oil prices and lower Treasury yields also supported growth stocks. JPMorgan Raises Amazon Stock Price Target After Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: AWS announced a multiyear collaboration with Superblocks to offer secure enterprise AI application development through Amazon Bedrock. The agreement supports AWS’s competitive positioning, but its near-term financial impact was not disclosed. Superblocks and AWS Announce Strategic Collaboration
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about the cost of the AI expansion. Amazon raised projected 2026 capital spending by roughly $20 billion, with total AI and data-center investment discussed at more than $220 billion. Debt has also increased, raising questions about financing, free cash flow and the timing of returns. Amazon Raised 2026 CapEx by $20 Billion
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon faces consumer lawsuits concerning alleged toxic heavy metals in protein powder and seafood sustainability claims. These matters appear unlikely to drive the current move, but they add potential legal, reputational and compliance risk. Amazon Sued Over Protein Powder Allegations

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.