UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp Purchases 12,545 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 6.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 205,515 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 12,545 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises 2.6% of UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp's holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $39,101,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,647 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $1,020,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. SWAN Capital LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 1,804 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $396,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Hamel Associates Inc. grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.4% during the first quarter. Hamel Associates Inc. now owns 4,100 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $780,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. CWC Advisors LLC. grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. CWC Advisors LLC. now owns 1,872 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $411,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JBGlobal.com LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.1% during the first quarter. JBGlobal.com LLC now owns 2,669 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $508,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Stock Up 3.8%

NASDAQ AMZN traded up $8.53 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $234.52. 36,443,946 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 43,816,934. 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 firm has a market cap of $2.50 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.73, a PEG ratio of 1.54 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 firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $225.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $208.04.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $167.70 billion during 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%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.26 earnings per share. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $226.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Westpark Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $235.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of 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 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 stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $262.87.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,715 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.64, for a total value of $601,752.60. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,548,039.20. This represents a 2.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total transaction of $3,022,853.20. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 44,110 shares in the company, valued at $9,825,943.60. This represents a 23.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 25,095,411 shares of company stock valued at $5,675,473,849. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.