Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Bought by Tredje AP fonden

Tredje AP fonden raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 18.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,921,665 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 462,503 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises 5.2% of Tredje AP fonden's investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Tredje AP fonden's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $555,876,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 10.9% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $885,478,000 after purchasing an additional 397,007 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $5,495,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $442,481,000 after purchasing an additional 54,987 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $6,357,000 after purchasing an additional 1,518 shares during the period. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,153,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total value of $4,403,237.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,178,502 shares in the company, valued at approximately $482,712,473.16. This represents a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,835 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.62, for a total value of $1,514,772.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 520,507 shares of the company's stock, valued at $115,354,761.34. This represents a 1.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 25,097,911 shares of company stock valued at $5,675,986,299 in the last ninety days. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $245.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Evercore ISI restated an "outperform" rating and set a $280.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Barclays boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. DA Davidson boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $225.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $262.87.

Amazon.com Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of AMZN opened at $229.00 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.02 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. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.44 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.31. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $224.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $208.10.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.37. The business had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.80 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The firm's revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.26 earnings per share. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

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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