Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN is Vulcan Value Partners LLC's 5th Largest Position

Vulcan Value Partners LLC lessened its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 9.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,755,372 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 181,304 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises approximately 6.3% of Vulcan Value Partners LLC's holdings, making the stock its 5th largest position. Vulcan Value Partners LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $334,036,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 21,420.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 30,245,061 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $5,754,425,000 after acquiring an additional 30,104,520 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its position in Amazon.com by 36.8% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 65,709,496 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $14,416,078,000 after buying an additional 17,681,004 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 26.5% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 57,268,523 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $12,564,961,000 after purchasing an additional 12,000,745 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 14.0% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,076,276 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $21,297,564,000 after acquiring an additional 11,926,749 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth about $2,037,963,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Westpark Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Roth Capital set a $250.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $265.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Monness Crespi & Hardt increased their price target on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Oppenheimer cut their target price on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $245.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $262.87.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In related news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $224.81, for a total transaction of $960,666,409.97. Following the transaction, the insider owned 897,722,088 shares in the company, valued at $201,816,902,603.28. The trade was a 0.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold 25,095,411 shares of company stock worth $5,675,473,849 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Stock Up 3.8%

NASDAQ AMZN traded up $8.53 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $234.52. The company's stock had a trading volume of 36,443,946 shares, compared to its average volume of 43,816,934. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $242.52. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $225.19 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $208.04. 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 company has a market capitalization of $2.50 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 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, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.37. The company had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $161.80 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. Amazon.com's revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal 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.