Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN is Trexquant Investment LP's 3rd Largest Position

Trexquant Investment LP increased its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 43.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 327,403 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after acquiring an additional 99,487 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises approximately 0.7% of Trexquant Investment LP's portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Trexquant Investment LP's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $62,292,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the first quarter worth $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the first quarter worth $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the first quarter worth $42,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 0.7% in the first quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 304,091 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 2,145 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling 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 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 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders have sold a total of 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,676,032,574 over the last ninety days. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on AMZN shares. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $235.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $262.87.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $229.95 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $2.45 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $226.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $208.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $242.52.

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