Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) is expected to report Q3 earnings on Oct. 25. Here's what Wall Street wants to see:

The 10-second takeaway
 Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict Amazon.com's revenues will expand 27.9% and EPS will shrink to a loss.

The average estimate for revenue is $13.91 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is -$0.05.

Revenue details
 Last quarter, Amazon.com reported revenue of $12.83 billion. GAAP reported sales were 29% higher than the prior-year quarter's $9.91 billion.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 Last quarter, non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.16. GAAP EPS of $0.01 for Q2 were 98% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.41 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Recent performance
 For the preceding quarter, gross margin was 26.1%, 200 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 0.8%, 120 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 0.1%, 180 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $62.80 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.83.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 5,299 members out of 6,628 rating the stock outperform, and 1,329 members rating it underperform. Among 1,637 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 1,363 give Amazon.com a green thumbs-up, and 274 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Amazon.com is outperform, with an average price target of $255.82.

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