Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Stake Raised by Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC

Key Points

• Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. by 6.5%, now holding 43,566 shares worth approximately $8.29 million, making it the firm's 10th largest position.
• Amazon reported $1.68 EPS for its last quarter, exceeding consensus estimates by $0.37, with a revenue of $167.70 billion, reflecting a 13.3% year-over-year increase.
• Several analysts raised their price targets for Amazon, with the average target now at $262.87 and a consensus rating of "Buy" following positive earnings results.

Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 6.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 43,566 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 2,651 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for 1.6% of Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC's holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $8,289,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,647 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $1,020,000 after buying an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. SWAN Capital LLC lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Hamel Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Hamel Associates Inc. now owns 4,100 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $780,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Lokken Investment Group LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Lokken Investment Group LLC now owns 3,866 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $848,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWC Advisors LLC. increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. CWC Advisors LLC. now owns 1,872 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $411,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Trading Up 3.1%

AMZN stock traded up $6.89 during trading on Friday, reaching $228.84. The company had a trading volume of 37,264,095 shares, compared to its average volume of 46,830,960. 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 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $242.52. The business has a 50 day moving average of $222.63 and a 200 day moving average of $208.07. The company has a market cap of $2.44 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.88, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.31.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on AMZN. Scotiabank upped their target price on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Amazon.com from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $254.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Westpark Capital reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $235.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Amazon.com from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $262.87.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.81, for a total transaction of $960,666,409.97. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 897,722,088 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $201,816,902,603.28. This trade represents a 0.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders sold a total of 25,012,284 shares of company stock valued at $5,656,976,492 in the last ninety days. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.