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On Friday, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and $275.00 price target for Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares, as the stock trades near $239, close to its 52-week high of $242.52. Telsey’s Joseph Feldman praised Amazon’s fourth-quarter 2024 performance and first-quarter 2025 guidance, noting that sales growth was slightly below expectations due to the Leap Year effect and unfavorable foreign exchange rates, while operating income met projections. InvestingPro data shows Amazon maintaining a "GREAT" financial health score of 3.16 out of 5, with 15+ additional insights available to subscribers. Amazon’s total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024 rose 10.5% to $187.8 billion, slightly surpassing Telsey’s estimate of approximately $187.7 billion and the FactSet consensus of around $187.3 billion.
North American Retail sales grew by 9.5%, exceeding Telsey’s forecast of 8.5%, while International sales increased by 7.9% and Amazon Web Services (AWS) saw an 18.9% rise, aligning with expectations. The analyst highlighted the North American Retail’s performance as particularly impressive, crediting the success to Prime Big Deal Days in October and strong sales during Black Friday and Cyber Monday events. This performance contributed to Amazon’s impressive overall revenue growth of 11.93% over the last twelve months, reaching $620.13 billion. For deeper insights into Amazon’s growth metrics and detailed financial analysis, investors can access the comprehensive Pro Research Report available on InvestingPro.
The company’s expanded product assortment, competitive pricing, selective shopping events, and faster delivery services were also factors contributing to its robust performance. Feldman observed that consumers were willing to spend more during the holiday season, albeit selectively. The significant growth of AWS was attributed to the ongoing high demand for cloud and artificial intelligence products.
Amazon’s operating income in the fourth quarter of 2024 surged by 60.5% to $21.2 billion, which was in line with Telsey’s expectations. The increase was driven by margin expansion across all three of Amazon’s business segments, with the company achieving a robust gross profit margin of 48.41%. The financial details provided by Feldman reflect Amazon’s continued strength in the retail and cloud computing markets, as well as its ability to adapt to consumer spending habits. With a market capitalization of $2.51 trillion and according to InvestingPro’s Fair Value analysis, the stock currently trades slightly above its calculated Fair Value, suggesting investors should monitor valuation metrics closely.
In other recent news, Amazon.com Inc has been the focus of multiple analyst updates. BMO Capital Markets raised its price target for Amazon to $280, citing expected growth in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AI revenue. Analysts predict an increase in AWS revenue in the second half of 2025 as supply limitations ease. BofA Securities also increased its price target for Amazon from $255 to $257, following the company’s reported revenue and profit surpassing expectations.
Goldman Sachs lifted its Amazon stock target to $255, highlighting a 19% year-over-year growth in AWS revenue and the company’s robust holiday season performance. Citi analysts revised their price target slightly downward to $273, still maintaining a Buy rating, and highlighted the 19% year-over-year growth of AWS. Despite lower revenue and operating income guidance for the first quarter of 2025, they believe substantial capital expenditure investments will drive increased demand for AWS.
Lastly, Pivotal Research Group maintained its Buy rating on Amazon shares with a $260 price target, forecasting over 11% revenue compound annual growth rate over the next five years. This growth is expected to be driven by Amazon’s market share in the expanding cloud computing industry and an increase in other business segments. These are the recent developments surrounding Amazon.
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