Banco Santander S.A. Has $203.87 Million Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Banco Santander S.A. increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 13.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,071,532 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after acquiring an additional 124,096 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up approximately 2.2% of Banco Santander S.A.'s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Banco Santander S.A.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $203,870,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. LSV Asset Management acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, Capitol Family Office Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have commented on AMZN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Roth Capital set a $250.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $226.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Amazon.com from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Two equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $262.87.

Amazon.com Stock Up 4.3%

NASDAQ:AMZN traded up $9.69 on Thursday, hitting $235.68. 59,205,609 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 43,959,109. The company has a market cap of $2.51 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $242.52. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average price of $225.19 and a 200-day moving average price of $208.04.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.80 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.26 earnings per share. Amazon.com's revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In related news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,715 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.64, for a total value of $601,752.60. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,548,039.20. This represents a 2.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total transaction of $4,403,237.76. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,178,502 shares in the company, valued at $482,712,473.16. This represents a 0.90% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 25,095,411 shares of company stock worth $5,675,473,849. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.