Marshall Investment Management LLC Boosts Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Marshall Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. by 5.2% in the first quarter, now holding 25,867 shares valued at approximately $4.92 million.
• Insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold over 4.27 million shares of Amazon stock on July 11th, resulting in a total transaction of nearly $961 million.
• Analysts have raised their price targets for Amazon.com, with a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of approximately $262.87.

Marshall Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 5.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 25,867 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 1,290 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 3.1% of Marshall Investment Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 7th largest position. Marshall Investment Management LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,921,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 21,420.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 30,245,061 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $5,754,425,000 after purchasing an additional 30,104,520 shares during the period. Capital World Investors boosted its stake in 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 valued at $14,416,078,000 after purchasing an additional 17,681,004 shares during the period. Capital International Investors boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 26.5% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 57,268,523 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $12,564,961,000 after purchasing an additional 12,000,745 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 14.0% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,076,276 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $21,297,564,000 after purchasing an additional 11,926,749 shares during the period. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,037,963,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on AMZN. Citigroup restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $280.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 1st. BNP Paribas Exane raised Amazon.com from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $254.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, June 27th. Scotiabank upped their price target on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Wedbush upped their price target on Amazon.com from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $262.87.

Amazon.com Price Performance

NASDAQ AMZN traded down $3.66 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $225.34. 38,732,076 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 33,878,940. The stock has a market cap of $2.40 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one year high of $242.52. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $224.91 and a 200-day moving average of $207.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 directly owned 897,722,088 shares in the company, valued at approximately $201,816,902,603.28. This trade represents a 0.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 25,095,411 shares of company stock valued at $5,675,473,849. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.