Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Sold by Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH

Key Points

• Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH reduced its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. by 2.8%, making it the firm's 4th largest position, now accounting for approximately 3.4% of its portfolio.
• Amazon reported a quarterly earnings per share of $1.68, beating expectations, with revenues of $167.70 billion, reflecting a 13.3% increase year-over-year.
• Analysts have revised their price targets for Amazon, with the consensus now at $262.87 and a majority rating the stock as a "Buy."

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lowered its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 2.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 9,027,299 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 261,927 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 3.4% of Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH's portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned 0.09% of Amazon.com worth $1,717,534,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of AMZN. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,266,582,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Amazon.com by 21,420.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 30,245,061 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $5,754,425,000 after buying an additional 30,104,520 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 36.8% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 65,709,496 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $14,416,078,000 after purchasing an additional 17,681,004 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 823,360,597 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $180,637,081,000 after purchasing an additional 17,635,391 shares during the period. Finally, Capital International Investors boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 26.5% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 57,268,523 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $12,564,961,000 after purchasing an additional 12,000,745 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN stock traded up $6.89 during trading on Friday, reaching $228.84. 37,264,095 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 46,830,960. The company has a 50-day moving average of $222.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $208.26. The company has a market capitalization of $2.44 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.31. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $161.38 and a twelve month high of $242.52. 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 (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.37. The business had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $161.80 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com 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 value of $960,666,409.97. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 897,722,088 shares in the company, valued at approximately $201,816,902,603.28. This represents a 0.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 25,012,284 shares of company stock valued at $5,656,976,492. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Moffett Nathanson boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $253.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $235.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Pivotal Research upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Citizens Jmp started coverage on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "strong-buy" rating for the company. Finally, Wedbush upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $262.87.

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.