CX Institutional Purchases 21,278 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• CX Institutional increased its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. by 18.4% during the second quarter, purchasing an additional 21,278 shares to hold a total of 137,220 shares, valued at approximately $30.1 million.
• In a significant transaction, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold over 4.2 million shares of Amazon, reducing his ownership by 0.47%, valuing the sale at nearly $960.67 million.
• The company recently reported $1.68 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' estimates, while forecasting a Q3 2025 EPS of 6.31 amid strong revenue growth.

CX Institutional lifted its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 18.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 137,220 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 21,278 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 1.0% of CX Institutional's holdings, making the stock its 24th largest holding. CX Institutional's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $30,105,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Carderock Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth approximately $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth approximately $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Finally, Ryan Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at approximately $48,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at approximately $201,816,902,603.28. This represents 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 21,772,985 shares of company stock valued at $4,939,346,118 in the last quarter. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN stock opened at $219.78 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.34 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $242.52. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $227.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $210.35.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its 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 return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The firm had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.80 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.26 EPS. The company's revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. 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, September 24th. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted 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. Citizens Jmp began coverage on Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a "strong-buy" rating for the company. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $264.04.

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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