Cooper Investors PTY Ltd. Has $14.24 Million Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Cooper Investors PTY Ltd. reduced its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. by 21.1%, retaining 64,900 shares worth approximately $14.24 million.
• A number of hedge funds, including Nuveen LLC and GAMMA Investing LLC, significantly increased their positions in Amazon during recent quarters.
• Amazon's latest quarterly report revealed earnings per share of $1.68, exceeding analyst estimates, with revenue totaling $167.70 billion, a 13.3% increase year-over-year.

Cooper Investors PTY Ltd. cut its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 21.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 64,900 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 17,396 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up 2.6% of Cooper Investors PTY Ltd.'s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Cooper Investors PTY Ltd.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $14,238,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $11,674,091,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 21,420.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 30,245,061 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $5,754,425,000 after acquiring an additional 30,104,520 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 21.3% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 57,908,424 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $11,017,657,000 after acquiring an additional 10,176,835 shares during the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth about $2,037,963,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 832,274,556 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $158,348,557,000 after acquiring an additional 8,913,959 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amazon.com Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $219.78 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.34 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.50, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $161.38 and a 12-month high of $242.52. The business's 50 day moving average is $227.44 and its 200 day moving average is $210.16.

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 for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.37. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The business had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $161.80 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.26 earnings per share. The business's 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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com 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 value of $960,666,409.97. Following the transaction, the insider 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders sold a total of 21,997,911 shares of company stock valued at $4,989,630,574 over the last 90 days. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on AMZN. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 1st. Pivotal Research lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Moffett Nathanson lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered their target price on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $245.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $264.04.

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.

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