NS Partners Ltd Buys 5,144 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

NS Partners Ltd boosted its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 462,981 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 5,144 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 3.9% of NS Partners Ltd's portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. NS Partners Ltd's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $88,087,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 8,913,959 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 4,087,933 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of 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 worth $21,297,564,000 after buying an additional 11,926,749 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 8,142,030 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 17,681,004 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Trading Down 1.4%

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $232.33 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $225.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $207.90. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one year high of $242.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.48 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.37. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The business had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $161.80 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.26 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 897,722,088 shares of the company's stock, valued at $201,816,902,603.28. This represents a 0.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders have sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,676,032,574 over the last 90 days. 10.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMZN has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Zacks Research cut Amazon.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $226.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Citizens Jmp initiated coverage on Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "strong-buy" rating for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $225.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target 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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