US Financial Advisors LLC Invests $354,000 in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• US Financial Advisors LLC acquired 1,860 shares of Amazon.com, valued at approximately $354,000, marking a notable new investment in the company.
• Insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold over 4 million shares for nearly $960.67 million, representing a 0.47% decrease in his ownership stake.
• A number of research firms have recently raised their target prices for Amazon, with Barclays setting a new target at $275.00 and maintaining an "overweight" rating.

US Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 1,860 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $354,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. LSV Asset Management purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth $35,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter worth $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Capitol Family Office Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter worth $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.2%

NASDAQ AMZN traded down $0.54 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $224.80. The company had a trading volume of 15,262,786 shares, compared to its average volume of 43,779,773. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $242.52. The company has a market capitalization of $2.40 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.27, 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 current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The firm's 50 day moving average is $224.91 and its 200 day moving average is $207.92.

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 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 the consensus estimate of $161.80 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The company's revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,715 shares of the firm'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 completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at $26,548,039.20. This trade represents a 2.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,835 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.62, for a total value of $1,514,772.70. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 520,507 shares of the company's stock, valued at $115,354,761.34. This represents a 1.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 25,095,411 shares of company stock valued at $5,675,473,849. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMZN has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $225.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Amazon.com from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 1st. Two research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $262.87.

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.