Stableford Capital II LLC lessened its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN – Free Report) by 10.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 44,262 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 5,358 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up about 3.9% of Stableford Capital II LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest position. Stableford Capital II LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $10,244,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Sincerus Advisory LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 8.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sincerus Advisory LLC now owns 1,565 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $362,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super now owns 1,133,366 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $248,649,000 after acquiring an additional 49,245 shares in the last quarter. Aire Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.0% in the second quarter. Aire Advisors LLC now owns 29,472 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,466,000 after purchasing an additional 304 shares during the last quarter. Rockbridge Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 3.6% in the second quarter. Rockbridge Capital Management LLC now owns 81,557 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $17,893,000 after purchasing an additional 2,821 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 5.3% during the second quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 6,170,680 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,377,913,000 after purchasing an additional 310,414 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on AMZN shares. Westpark Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $300.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $315.00 price target (up from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, October 31st. Maxim Group boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $272.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Amazon.com from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $293.17.
Insider Activity
In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 22,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.03, for a total transaction of $5,500,660.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 493,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $123,391,555.21. This represents a 4.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total transaction of $4,403,237.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,178,502 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $482,712,473.16. This trade represents 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 three months, insiders have sold 128,084 shares of company stock valued at $29,405,457. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Amazon.com Stock Performance
NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $244.41 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.61 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.29. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $227.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $218.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.81. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $258.60.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.53 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.43 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Amazon.com has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.
Amazon.com Company Profile
Amazon.com, Inc engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content.
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