Sapient Capital LLC Has $116.02 Million Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Sapient Capital LLC reduced its stake in Amazon.com by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter, now holding 528,824 shares valued at approximately $116 million.
• Amazon's recent earnings report showed an EPS of $1.68, surpassing the expected $1.31 and reflecting a 13.3% year-over-year revenue increase to $167.7 billion.
• Several analysts have upgraded their price targets for Amazon, with a consensus target now at $263.30 and most ratings being either Buy or Strong Buy.

Sapient Capital LLC decreased its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 528,824 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 8,569 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises about 2.1% of Sapient Capital LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Sapient Capital LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $116,019,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 8,913,959 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,379,134 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $18,527,354,000 after acquiring an additional 302,858 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 14.1% in 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 valued at $14,474,471,000 after acquiring an additional 8,142,030 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at $11,674,091,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 60,243,622 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $11,461,952,000 after buying an additional 605,415 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on AMZN shares. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $266.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. DA Davidson upped their price target on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on 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 investment 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 company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $263.30.

Amazon.com Price Performance

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $220.71 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.35 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.30. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $242.52. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $227.74 and a 200 day moving average of $209.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.80 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.26 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.81, for a total value of $960,666,409.97. Following the transaction, the insider owned 897,722,088 shares in the company, valued at approximately $201,816,902,603.28. The trade was a 0.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 25,097,911 shares of company stock valued at $5,676,032,574 in the last quarter. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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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