Denver PWM LLC Grows Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Denver PWM LLC boosted its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 131.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,094 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 1,760 shares during the quarter. Denver PWM LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $589,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. LSV Asset Management bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total transaction of $3,022,853.20. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 44,110 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,825,943.60. The trade was a 23.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,715 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.64, for a total transaction of $601,752.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company's stock, valued at $26,548,039.20. This trade represents a 2.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,675,986,299. Corporate insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Trading Up 0.1%

Amazon.com stock traded up $0.15 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $228.86. The stock had a trading volume of 12,887,969 shares, compared to its average volume of 44,108,418. The stock has a market cap of $2.44 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.92, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $223.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $207.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.81. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted 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. The company had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.26 earnings per share. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Westpark Capital reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. HSBC increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $240.00 to $256.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Pivotal Research boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Amazon.com from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $254.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $262.87.

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.