UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC Reduces Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC decreased its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 86.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,838,022 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 57,137,962 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC owned about 0.08% of Amazon.com worth $1,681,522,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in AMZN. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth about $11,674,091,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 30,104,520 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 14.0% during the fourth 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 period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 21.3% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 57,908,424 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $11,017,657,000 after acquiring an additional 10,176,835 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,037,963,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMZN has been the topic of several research reports. Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 1st. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Wednesday. Oppenheimer cut their price target on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $245.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $272.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Two investment 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $262.87.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $228.15 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.43 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $226.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $208.58. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one year high of $242.52.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the insider directly 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 document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders have sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock valued at $5,676,032,574 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

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.

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