RVW Wealth LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• RVW Wealth LLC increased its ownership in Amazon by 58.7% during the first quarter, bringing its total shares to 8,193, valued at approximately $1.56 million.
• Research analysts are optimistic about Amazon's future, with multiple price target increases and a consensus rating of "Buy" alongside a target price of $262.87.
• Despite a strong earnings report showing $1.68 EPS and revenue of $167.70 billion, Amazon's stock is currently down 1.1%.

RVW Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 58.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,193 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 3,030 shares during the period. RVW Wealth LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $1,559,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. LSV Asset Management acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the 1st quarter worth about $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the 1st quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Perritt Capital Management Inc grew its position in Amazon.com by 72.7% during the 4th quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc now owns 190 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Amazon.com stock traded up $0.65 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $225.99. The company had a trading volume of 28,213,244 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,878,940. The company has a market capitalization of $2.41 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 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 firm's fifty day simple moving average is $225.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $208.04. 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.37. The firm had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.80 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. Amazon.com's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $224.81, for a total value 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 trade represents a 0.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 25,095,411 shares of company stock valued at $5,675,473,849. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. HSBC increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $256.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Amazon.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Pivotal Research increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus 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.