Lincoln Capital LLC Has $14.23 Million Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Lincoln Capital LLC reduced its holdings in Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.6%, owning 82,138 shares worth approximately $14.23 million as of its latest filing.
• Institutional investors collectively own 72.20% of Amazon's stock, with firms like Vanguard and Capital World Investor significantly increasing their positions in the last quarter.
• Amazon recently reported a quarterly EPS of $1.68, exceeding expectations, with revenues of $167.70 billion, reflecting a year-over-year growth of 13.3%.

Lincoln Capital LLC lowered its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 1.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 82,138 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 1,346 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up about 2.9% of Lincoln Capital LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Lincoln Capital LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $14,225,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.1% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.3% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,379,134 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $18,527,354,000 after acquiring an additional 302,858 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 14.1% during the 4th 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 acquiring an additional 8,142,030 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 36.8% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 65,709,496 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $14,416,078,000 after acquiring an additional 17,681,004 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of Amazon.com 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 owned 897,722,088 shares of the company's stock, valued at $201,816,902,603.28. This trade represents a 0.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,676,032,574 over the last ninety days. 9.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Amazon.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $266.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $272.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $262.87.

Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN stock opened at $230.33 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $226.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $208.40. The company has a market capitalization of $2.46 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.11, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.30. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week 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.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.80 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.26 earnings per share. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

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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