Are Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) stocks a prudent buy?

Kevin Freeman

Amazon.com Inc [AMZN] stock is trading at $232.53, up 0.20%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The AMZN shares have gain 1.79% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.30%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Amazon.com Inc [NASDAQ: AMZN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 02, 2025, when Wells Fargo reiterated its Overweight rating and also boosted its price target to $295 from $292. Previously, Oppenheimer reaffirmed its Outperform rating on December 01, 2025, and elevated its price target to $305. On November 24, 2025, BNP Paribas Exane initiated with a Outperform rating. Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $250 on November 18, 2025. Mizuho reiterated its recommendation of a Outperform and raised its price target to $315 on November 04, 2025. Wells Fargo reiterated a Overweight rating for this stock on October 31, 2025, and upped its price target to $292. In a note dated October 31, 2025, UBS reiterated a Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $279 to $310.

Amazon.com Inc [AMZN] stock has fluctuated between $161.38 and $258.60 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $299.88 within the next 12 months. Amazon.com Inc [NASDAQ: AMZN] shares were valued at $232.53 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 28.96% based on the average AMZN price forecast.

Analyzing the AMZN fundamentals

Amazon.com Inc [NASDAQ:AMZN] reported sales of 691.33B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 13.40%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.5% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.24 and Total Capital is 0.14. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.37.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 230.90 points at the first support level, and at 229.26 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 233.47, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 234.40.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Amazon.com Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.01. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.80, while the Cash Ratio is 0.34. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.60, the price to book ratio is 6.72 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 32.85.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Herrington Douglas J, CEO Worldwide Amazon Stores, that happened on Dec 01 ’25 when 2500.0 shares were sold. President and CEO, Jassy Andrew R completed a deal on Nov 21 ’25 to sell 19872.0 shares. Meanwhile, CEO Amazon Web Services Garman Matthew S sold 17768.0 shares on Nov 21 ’25.

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