Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Stock Holdings Lifted by Silicon Valley Capital Partners

Key Points

• Silicon Valley Capital Partners increased its stake in Amazon by 14.3%, owning a total of 164,895 shares valued at approximately $31.8 million.
• Amazon reported earnings of $1.68 per share for the last quarter, surpassing estimates of $1.31 and achieving a revenue of $167.70 billion.
• Amazon's stock currently has a consensus price target of $262.87, with analysts predominantly rating it a "Buy."

Silicon Valley Capital Partners lifted its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 14.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 164,895 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after acquiring an additional 20,623 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 4.2% of Silicon Valley Capital Partners' holdings, making the stock its 8th largest position. Silicon Valley Capital Partners' holdings in Amazon.com were worth $31,779,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth approximately $11,674,091,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 21,420.5% in 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. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 14.0% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,076,276 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $21,297,564,000 after purchasing an additional 11,926,749 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 21.3% in 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 bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,037,963,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction 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 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders sold a total of 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,676,032,574 in the last quarter. Insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of AMZN traded down $0.39 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $231.23. The stock had a trading volume of 37,830,867 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,782,080. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The company has a market capitalization of $2.47 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.30. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $227.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $209.23. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.37. The business had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $161.80 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $280.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 1st. Citizens Jmp assumed coverage on Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "strong-buy" rating on the stock. HSBC lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $240.00 to $256.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised Amazon.com from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $254.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, June 27th. 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $263.30.

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.