Capital Investment Advisors LLC Has $57.46 Million Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its Amazon.com stock holdings by 3.8%, owning approximately $57.46 million in shares.
• Amazon.com reported a quarterly earnings per share of $1.68, surpassing analyst expectations and achieving a revenue of $167.70 billion.
• Insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold over 4 million shares of Amazon.com valued at approximately $973 million, indicating a 0.48% decrease in his stake.

Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 261,908 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after acquiring an additional 9,513 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises about 1.0% of Capital Investment Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Capital Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $57,460,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Carderock Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the first quarter valued at $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the first quarter worth $40,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 81.9% in the second quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capitol Family Office Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the first quarter valued at $42,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $220.07 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $2.35 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.55, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $226.10 and a 200-day moving average of $212.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.80 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.26 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $227.77, for a total value of $973,315,191.49. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 890,273,469 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $202,777,588,034.13. This represents a 0.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total transaction of $4,403,237.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,178,502 shares of the company's stock, valued at $482,712,473.16. The trade was a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 10,864,716 shares of company stock valued at $2,486,013,854. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Moffett Nathanson upped their price target on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $253.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Zacks Research downgraded Amazon.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $266.26.

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.

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