Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Sold by BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda.

BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. cut its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 14.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 50,682 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 8,437 shares during the period. BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $9,643,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter worth approximately $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter worth approximately $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.7% in the first quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 304,091 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 2,145 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on AMZN shares. Pivotal Research boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $245.00 to $262.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $226.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $225.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised Amazon.com from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $254.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $262.87.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 of the company's stock, valued at $201,816,902,603.28. The trade was a 0.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,676,032,574. Insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Price Performance

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $228.15 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $242.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The company has a market capitalization of $2.43 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30. The stock's fifty day moving average is $226.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $208.62.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.37. The firm had revenue of $167.70 billion for 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 company's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS 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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