SSA Swiss Advisors AG Takes Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• SSA Swiss Advisors AG has acquired 13,064 shares of Amazon.com, Inc., valued at approximately $2.5 million, marking a new position in the e-commerce giant during the 1st quarter.
• Several large investors, including FMR LLC and Capital World Investors, have increased their stakes in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter, showcasing a strong interest in the company's stock among institutional investors.
• Amazon's recent quarterly earnings report exceeded analysts’ expectations, with earnings per share of $1.68 and revenue of $167.7 billion, indicating a 13.3% year-over-year growth.

SSA Swiss Advisors AG acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 13,064 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $2,486,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 328,464,225 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $72,061,766,000 after acquiring an additional 1,725,664 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 182,813,905 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $40,107,544,000 after acquiring an additional 4,087,933 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 14.0% during 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 acquiring an additional 11,926,749 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 14.1% during 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 worth $14,474,471,000 after acquiring an additional 8,142,030 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 36.8% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 65,709,496 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $14,416,078,000 after buying an additional 17,681,004 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,715 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.64, for a total transaction of $601,752.60. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at $26,548,039.20. This represents a 2.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total value of $4,403,237.76. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,178,502 shares in the company, valued at approximately $482,712,473.16. This represents a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 25,095,411 shares of company stock valued at $5,675,473,849. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on AMZN shares. Pivotal Research boosted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. BNP Paribas raised shares of Amazon.com from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, June 27th. HSBC boosted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $256.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Cowen reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $262.87.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Amazon.com stock traded down $2.60 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $229.00. The stock had a trading volume of 26,167,914 shares, compared to its average volume of 37,773,448. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $242.52. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $224.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $207.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.44 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $161.80 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.26 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.