Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Trading Down 1.8% – Time to Sell?

04 Nov 2025, 17:54 by Amy Steele · The Cerbat Gem

Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) dropped 1.8% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $248.66 and last traded at $249.32. Approximately 49,462,112 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 9% from the average daily volume of 45,295,785 shares. The stock had previously closed at $254.00.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on AMZN. HSBC increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Amazon.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 price target (up from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $293.42.

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Amazon.com Stock Down 1.8%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $226.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $216.95. The firm has a market cap of $2.66 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.01, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.28.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.38. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The company had revenue of $180.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.53 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.43 earnings per share. Amazon.com’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. Amazon.com has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total value of $3,022,853.20. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 44,110 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,825,943.60. This trade represents a 23.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total value of $4,403,237.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,178,502 shares in the company, valued at approximately $482,712,473.16. The trade was a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 95,411 shares of company stock worth $21,222,702. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fairway Wealth LLC lifted 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 worth $25,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Carderock Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter worth about $27,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter worth about $40,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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