Optima Capital LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Optima Capital LLC increased its stock holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. by 24.6%, owning 8,876 shares worth approximately $1.95 million.
• Other significant investors included Kingstone Capital Partners, which boosted its position by an astonishing 542,733.6%, now holding over 132 million shares valued at $29.1 billion.
• Amazon reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $1.68 for the last quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations of $1.31, with revenues totaling $167.70 billion.

Optima Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 24.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,876 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 1,755 shares during the period. Optima Capital LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $1,947,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC boosted its holdings 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 last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter worth approximately $11,674,091,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 21,420.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 30,245,061 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $5,754,425,000 after purchasing an additional 30,104,520 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 21.3% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 57,908,424 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $11,017,657,000 after purchasing an additional 10,176,835 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,037,963,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Up 0.8%

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $222.41 on Friday. 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's fifty day moving average is $226.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $210.83. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $242.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.37 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.28.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total value of $3,022,853.20. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 44,110 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,825,943.60. This trade represents a 23.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.49, for a total value of $558,725.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 518,007 shares in the company, valued at $115,769,384.43. This trade represents a 0.48% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 20,842,622 shares of company stock valued at $4,731,205,179. 9.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMZN has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $220.00 to $244.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Moffett Nathanson upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $253.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $265.09.

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.

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