Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Purchased by Siren L.L.C.

Siren L.L.C. increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 54.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 56,500 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 20,000 shares during the quarter. Siren L.L.C.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $10,750,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the 1st quarter worth approximately $11,674,091,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Amazon.com by 21,420.5% during the 1st 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 increased its position in Amazon.com by 36.8% during the 4th 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. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in Amazon.com by 14.0% during the 4th 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, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in Amazon.com by 21.3% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 57,908,424 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $11,017,657,000 after purchasing an additional 10,176,835 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Amazon.com stock opened at $229.95 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.45 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30. 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 stock has a 50 day moving average of $226.77 and a 200-day moving average of $208.52. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.37. The company 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 revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMZN has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Scotiabank upped their price target on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 1st. Evercore ISI restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $280.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $262.87.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 897,722,088 shares in the company, valued at approximately $201,816,902,603.28. This represents a 0.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In the last three months, insiders sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,676,032,574. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com 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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