Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Bought by Matauro LLC

Key Points

• Matauro LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 77.0% in Q2, owning 12,526 shares valued at approximately $2.75 million, making it the 29th largest holding in its portfolio.
• Several institutional investors, including Vanguard Group and Kingstone Capital Partners, have significantly modified their holdings of Amazon, with Kingstone raising its stake by 542,733.6%.
• Amazon CEO Douglas J. Herrington recently sold 2,500 shares of stock, while corporate insiders have sold over 10.8 million shares in the last three months.

Matauro LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 77.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,526 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 5,449 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises about 0.5% of Matauro LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Matauro LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,748,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 832,274,556 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $158,348,557,000 after purchasing an additional 8,913,959 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 542,733.6% in the second quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 132,641,388 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $29,100,194,000 after acquiring an additional 132,616,953 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 0.3% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,379,134 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $18,527,354,000 after acquiring an additional 302,858 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the first quarter valued at approximately $11,674,091,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.0% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 60,243,622 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $11,461,952,000 after acquiring an additional 605,415 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.10, for a total transaction of $542,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 515,507 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $111,916,569.70. This trade represents a 0.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total transaction of $3,022,853.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 44,110 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,825,943.60. This represents a 23.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 10,864,716 shares of company stock valued at $2,486,013,854. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Amazon.com stock opened at $213.04 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $242.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $225.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $212.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.27 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.28.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.37. The company had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on AMZN shares. Citigroup reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $245.00 to $262.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $266.26.

About Amazon.com

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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