Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Purchased by Blue Rock Wealth Management LLC

Blue Rock Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 34.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,692 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 3,800 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up approximately 2.4% of Blue Rock Wealth Management LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Blue Rock Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,795,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in 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 buying an additional 8,913,959 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 182,813,905 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $40,107,544,000 after buying an additional 4,087,933 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake 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 buying an additional 302,858 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 14.1% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 65,975,984 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $14,474,471,000 after purchasing an additional 8,142,030 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the first quarter worth approximately $11,674,091,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.8%

Amazon.com stock opened at $228.15 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.43 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $242.52. The stock's fifty day moving average is $226.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $208.58.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its 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. The company had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.80 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.Amazon.com's revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.26 earnings per share. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on AMZN. Truist Financial upped their price target on Amazon.com from $226.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Evercore ISI restated an "outperform" rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an "outperform" rating and set a $265.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Westpark Capital restated a "buy" rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $262.87.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total value of $3,022,853.20. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 44,110 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,825,943.60. This represents a 23.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.49, for a total value of $558,725.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 518,007 shares in the company, valued at $115,769,384.43. This trade represents a 0.48% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock valued at $5,676,032,574 in the last three months. 9.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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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