Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Stock Position Increased by Trajan Wealth LLC

Trajan Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 3.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 201,252 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 6,356 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises approximately 2.1% of Trajan Wealth LLC's holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Trajan Wealth LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $38,290,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Amazon.com by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 832,274,556 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $158,348,557,000 after buying an additional 8,913,959 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Amazon.com by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 182,813,905 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $40,107,544,000 after buying an additional 4,087,933 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake 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 buying an additional 11,926,749 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 14.1% during the 4th 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 buying an additional 8,142,030 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors increased its stake 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 buying an additional 17,681,004 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $271.00 price objective (up from $249.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Amazon.com from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $254.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, June 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $262.87.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $224.81, for a total value of $960,666,409.97. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 897,722,088 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $201,816,902,603.28. The trade was a 0.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock valued at $5,676,032,574. Insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN traded down $7.91 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $230.33. The company's stock had a trading volume of 60,798,520 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,696,864. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $242.52. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $226.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $208.24. 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 cap of $2.46 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.30.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. The business had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.80 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.26 EPS. The company'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 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Amazon.com

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.