Lansdowne Partners UK LLP Has $3.22 Million Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Lansdowne Partners UK LLP lowered its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 89.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 16,930 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 138,352 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up approximately 0.5% of Lansdowne Partners UK LLP's portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Lansdowne Partners UK LLP's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $3,221,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 304,091 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 2,145 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on AMZN. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Amazon.com from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $254.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, June 27th. Citizens Jmp initiated coverage on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a "strong-buy" rating on the stock. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $272.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, HSBC lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $256.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $262.87.

Amazon.com Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $229.95 on Friday. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $226.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $208.52. 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 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $242.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.45 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.05, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.37. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. 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 posted $1.26 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, July 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $224.81, for a total transaction of $960,666,409.97. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 897,722,088 shares in the company, valued at $201,816,902,603.28. The trade was a 0.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,676,032,574. 9.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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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