Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Bought by Physicians Financial Services Inc.

Physicians Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 9.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 101,436 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after acquiring an additional 8,971 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 6.3% of Physicians Financial Services Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Physicians Financial Services Inc.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $19,299,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. LSV Asset Management acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 1st quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 1st quarter worth $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Stock Up 1.1%

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $231.60 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.47 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.30, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.31. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $242.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The business's fifty day moving average price is $223.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $208.12.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 analyst estimates of $161.80 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.26 earnings per share. Amazon.com's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.81, for a total value of $960,666,409.97. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 897,722,088 shares of the company's stock, valued at $201,816,902,603.28. This represents a 0.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock valued at $5,675,986,299. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on AMZN. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $271.00 price target (up previously from $249.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, July 28th. BNP Paribas raised Amazon.com from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $245.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. 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's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $262.87.

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.

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