Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN is Egerton Capital UK LLP's Largest Position

Egerton Capital UK LLP boosted its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 75.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,221,867 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after acquiring an additional 1,813,724 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises approximately 9.3% of Egerton Capital UK LLP's portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Egerton Capital UK LLP's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $803,252,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,647 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $1,020,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. SWAN Capital LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 1,804 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $396,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Lokken Investment Group LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Lokken Investment Group LLC now owns 3,866 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $848,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. CWC Advisors LLC. grew its position in Amazon.com by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. CWC Advisors LLC. now owns 1,872 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $411,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. Finally, JBGlobal.com LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 2.1% during the first quarter. JBGlobal.com LLC now owns 2,669 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $508,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on AMZN shares. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $266.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Citigroup reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Tigress Financial increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $290.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $262.87.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $224.81, for a total transaction of $960,666,409.97. Following the transaction, the insider owned 897,722,088 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $201,816,902,603.28. This represents a 0.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 25,012,284 shares of company stock worth $5,656,976,492 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of AMZN opened at $221.95 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02. The company has a market capitalization of $2.37 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.83, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.31. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $222.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $208.35. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.37. The business had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.80 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.26 earnings per share. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Amazon.com 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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