Marshall Investment Management LLC Has $4.92 Million Holdings 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 raised its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 5.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,867 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after acquiring an additional 1,290 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises approximately 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.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 10.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $885,478,000 after buying an additional 397,007 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $5,495,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $442,481,000 after buying an additional 54,987 shares during the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $6,357,000 after buying an additional 1,518 shares during the period. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth about $2,153,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Price Performance

NASDAQ:AMZN traded down $2.60 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $229.00. 26,167,914 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 37,773,448. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock has a market cap of $2.44 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.91, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.31. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $242.52. The company has a fifty day moving average of $224.25 and a 200 day moving average of $207.79.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.80 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.26 earnings per share. Amazon.com's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on AMZN. Citigroup reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Amazon.com from $245.00 to $262.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Moffett Nathanson lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Wall Street Zen raised Amazon.com from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Citizens Jmp started coverage on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "strong-buy" rating for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $262.87.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of Amazon.com 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 completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 897,722,088 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $201,816,902,603.28. This trade represents a 0.47% decrease in their position. The transaction 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. 9.70% 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.