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February 7, 2025 8:30 AM 2 min read

Gary Black Sees 'Flurry' Of Price Target Increases For Amazon Stock Despite Weak Guidance: 'This Is How Wall Street Works'

by Namrata Sen Benzinga Staff Writer
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Garry Black, Managing Partner of The Future Fund LLC, highlighted Wall Street’s continued confidence in Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) despite the company’s disappointing revenue forecast for the first quarter of 2025.

What Happened: In a post on X today, Black noted that out of 84 analysts, 79 rated Amazon as a ‘Buy’. This comes despite the e-commerce giant’s revenue guidance for the first quarter of 2025 falling short of expectations.

Despite the weak guidance, several financial analysts have recently increased their price targets for Amazon, indicating a positive outlook for its future performance. Piper Sandler raised its target to $265 from $225, DA Davidson to $280 from $285, and Canaccord Genuity to $280 from $265, among others, as per Black’s post.

SEE ALSO: Amazon’s Rufus Is Changing How You Shop — Andy Jassy Explains How The AI Assistant Is Helping Customers Overcome Information Overload

Although the initial response to the guidance was negative, this reaction from Wall Street analysts, as highlighted by Black, underscores the investment community’s belief in Amazon’s strategic investments in AI and cloud computing as key drivers for future revenue growth and margin improvements. The price target increases also underscores Wall Street’s focus on Amazon’s long-term growth potential rather than short-term revenue misses.

Amazon.com Inc has a consensus price target of $256.98 based on the ratings of 41 analysts, tracked by Benzinga Pro.

  • READ MORE: Gary Black Says Tesla’s Autonomous Network Won’t Make Uber Irrelevant, Cites Amazon As An Example Of Why Ride Hailing Middlemen Will Survive

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Why It Matters: Amazon’s fourth-quarter earnings report, released on Feb 6 after market close, showed a 10% year-on-year increase in revenue, reaching $170 billion, and a near doubling of net income to $20 billion. However, the company’s first quarter 2025 sales forecast of $151 billion to $155.5 billion fell short of the anticipated $158.5 billion, attributed to an “unusually large, unfavorable impact” from foreign exchange rates. This news led to a 2.65% decline in Amazon’s stock in pre-market trading today.

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