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Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Holdings Boosted by MGO One Seven LLC

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Key Points

  • MGO One Seven LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 8.7%, now holding 200,542 shares valued at $38.15 million, making it their 6th largest investment.
  • Major institutional investors such as FMR LLC and Capital World Investors have also raised their stakes in Amazon.com, with overall institutional ownership now at 72.20%.
  • Analysts have raised their price targets for Amazon.com, with an average target now at $262.87, as the company reported strong quarterly earnings, beating EPS estimates significantly.
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MGO One Seven LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 8.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 200,542 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 16,106 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up about 1.5% of MGO One Seven LLC's holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. MGO One Seven LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $38,155,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 21,420.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 30,245,061 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $5,754,425,000 after purchasing an additional 30,104,520 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 36.8% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 65,709,496 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $14,416,078,000 after purchasing an additional 17,681,004 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 26.5% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 57,268,523 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $12,564,961,000 after purchasing an additional 12,000,745 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 14.0% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,076,276 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $21,297,564,000 after purchasing an additional 11,926,749 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth $2,037,963,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Amazon.com from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Bank of America boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $272.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. HSBC boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $240.00 to $256.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a "market outperform" rating and set a $285.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Two research 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's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $262.87.

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Insider Activity

In other Amazon.com news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 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 SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 25,095,411 shares of company stock worth $5,675,473,849 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN traded down $0.54 on Wednesday, hitting $224.80. 15,262,786 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 43,779,773. The firm's 50-day moving average is $224.91 and its 200 day moving average is $207.92. The company has a market capitalization of $2.40 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.27, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $242.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02.

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 the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Amazon.com Company Profile

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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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