Oarsman Capital Inc. Increases Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Oarsman Capital Inc. boosted its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 10.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 25,817 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after acquiring an additional 2,486 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises approximately 0.9% of Oarsman Capital Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest position. Oarsman Capital Inc.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,912,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Broyhill Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 4.0% in the first quarter. Broyhill Asset Management LLC now owns 3,214 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $611,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 13.7% during the first quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 9,119 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $1,735,000 after purchasing an additional 1,096 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $16,484,000. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG grew its position in Amazon.com by 3.6% during the first quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 2,630,860 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $500,546,000 after buying an additional 91,948 shares during the period. Finally, KilterHowling LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 1.1% during the first quarter. KilterHowling LLC now owns 6,872 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $1,320,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $229.95 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.45 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30. 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, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $242.52. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $226.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $208.52.

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

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 17,750 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.74, for a total value of $3,953,635.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 49,000 shares in the company, valued at $10,914,260. This trade represents a 26.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.49, for a total transaction of $558,725.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 518,007 shares in the company, valued at approximately $115,769,384.43. This represents a 0.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,676,032,574 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on AMZN shares. Citizens Jmp began coverage on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "strong-buy" rating on the stock. JMP Securities restated a "market outperform" rating and set a $285.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Zacks Research lowered shares of Amazon.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $238.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $262.87.

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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