Nottingham Advisors Inc. Sells 1,468 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Nottingham Advisors Inc. lowered its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 40.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,131 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 1,468 shares during the quarter. Nottingham Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $405,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of AMZN. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 21,420.5% during the first 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 raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 36.8% in 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 during the last quarter. Capital International Investors raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 26.5% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 57,268,523 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $12,564,961,000 after acquiring an additional 12,000,745 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in Amazon.com by 14.0% in 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 buying an additional 11,926,749 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,037,963,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,715 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.64, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 2.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of Amazon.com 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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 44,110 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,825,943.60. This represents a 23.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,675,986,299. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $231.60 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $242.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.47 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.31. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $223.86 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $208.12.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 period in the prior year, the company 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. Analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMZN has been the subject of a number of research reports. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $220.00 to $244.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Wedbush increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and set a $260.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $262.87.

Amazon.com 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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