Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd. Trims Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd. lessened its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 18.2% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 22,400 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 5,000 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises 2.6% of Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd.'s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,914,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised 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 purchasing an additional 8,913,959 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 542,733.6% during the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 132,641,388 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $29,100,194,000 after purchasing an additional 132,616,953 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised 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 purchasing an additional 302,858 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter worth approximately $11,674,091,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 60,243,622 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $11,461,952,000 after purchasing an additional 605,415 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on AMZN shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $266.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Amazon.com from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Citigroup restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Amazon.com from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $266.26.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

AMZN opened at $215.57 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $2.30 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.28. 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 business has a fifty day simple moving average of $226.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of $212.21. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.37. The business had revenue of $167.70 billion during 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 company's revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total transaction of $3,022,853.20. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 44,110 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,825,943.60. This trade represents a 23.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,715 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.64, for a total value 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 approximately $26,548,039.20. This trade represents a 2.22% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 10,864,716 shares of company stock worth $2,486,013,854. 9.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Amazon.com Company 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.

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