Fiduciary Wealth Partners LLC Purchases New Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Fiduciary Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 8,092 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $1,540,000. Amazon.com comprises about 1.3% of Fiduciary Wealth Partners LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. FMR LLC boosted its position in Amazon.com by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 328,464,225 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $72,061,766,000 after buying an additional 1,725,664 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 182,813,905 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $40,107,544,000 after acquiring an additional 4,087,933 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 14.0% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,076,276 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $21,297,564,000 after acquiring an additional 11,926,749 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 65,975,984 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $14,474,471,000 after buying an additional 8,142,030 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 36.8% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 65,709,496 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $14,416,078,000 after purchasing an additional 17,681,004 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on AMZN. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 1st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Amazon.com from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. JMP Securities reiterated a "market outperform" rating and set a $285.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Moffett Nathanson boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $253.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Amazon.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Two investment 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $262.87.

Amazon.com Trading Up 3.8%

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN traded up $8.53 during trading on Thursday, hitting $234.52. 36,443,946 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 43,816,934. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $161.38 and a 12-month high of $242.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $225.19 and a 200-day moving average price of $208.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.50 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.37. The firm had revenue of $167.70 billion for 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 was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,715 shares of the 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 sale, the vice president directly 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available 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 value 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 approximately $482,712,473.16. This trade represents a 0.90% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 25,095,411 shares of company stock valued at $5,675,473,849. 9.70% of the stock is owned by 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.