RWQ Financial Management Services Inc. Makes New $20.60 Million Investment in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

RWQ Financial Management Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 93,885 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $20,597,000. Amazon.com accounts for about 8.7% of RWQ Financial Management Services Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Carderock Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter worth about $36,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter worth about $42,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 81.9% during the 2nd quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the period. Finally, Ryan Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at about $48,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total transaction of $3,022,853.20. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 44,110 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,825,943.60. The trade was a 23.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 17,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.74, for a total transaction of $3,953,635.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 49,000 shares in the company, valued at $10,914,260. The trade was a 26.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 128,084 shares of company stock worth $29,405,457. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN stock opened at $244.41 on Monday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $258.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.61 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.29. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $227.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of $219.01.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $180.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.53 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The firm’s revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.43 earnings per share. Amazon.com has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on AMZN. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 price target (up previously from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, October 31st. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $292.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Scotiabank increased their target price on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Zacks Research raised shares of Amazon.com from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, October 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $294.04.

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.