Quantbot Technologies LP Buys 90,195 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Quantbot Technologies LP significantly increased its stake in Amazon.com, acquiring an additional 90,195 shares, bringing its total to 99,334 shares, which amounts to $18.9 million in value.
• Amazon.com reported a strong quarterly earnings showing $1.68 EPS, exceeding estimates, and revenues of $167.7 billion, up 13.3% year-over-year.
• Research analysts are optimistic about Amazon, with the average target price for the stock set at $262.87, reflecting a predominantly "Buy" rating among 46 analysts.

Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 986.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 99,334 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after acquiring an additional 90,195 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for about 0.6% of Quantbot Technologies LP's investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Quantbot Technologies LP's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $18,899,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth about $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth approximately $42,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth approximately $59,000. Finally, von Borstel & Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth approximately $66,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Trading Down 3.3%

AMZN opened at $230.33 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $2.46 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.30. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $242.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $226.63 and a 200 day moving average of $208.40.

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 the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.37. The company 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 firm's revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.26 earnings per share. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Amazon.com from $238.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $280.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Citigroup restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Moffett Nathanson raised their price target on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $262.87.

Insider Activity

In other Amazon.com news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.81, for a total transaction of $960,666,409.97. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 897,722,088 shares in the company, valued at $201,816,902,603.28. The trade was a 0.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders sold a total of 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,676,032,574 in the last ninety days. 9.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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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