Vanderbilt University Acquires 6,176 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Vanderbilt University increased its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. by 23.7% in Q2, acquiring an additional 6,176 shares, bringing its total holdings to 32,205 shares valued at $7,065,000.
• Insider sales included SVP David Zapolsky selling 13,570 shares and founder Jeffrey Bezos offloading 2.64 million shares, reflecting a 0.30% decrease in Bezos's ownership.
• Amazon's stock saw a 0.7% decline recently, with a current market cap of $2.27 trillion and a consensus price target of $266.26 among analysts.

Vanderbilt University boosted its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 23.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 32,205 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after acquiring an additional 6,176 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for about 1.3% of Vanderbilt University's investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Vanderbilt University's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $7,065,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Carderock Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the 1st quarter valued at about $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the 1st quarter valued at about $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the 1st quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 81.9% during the 2nd quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total transaction of $3,022,853.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 44,110 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,825,943.60. This trade represents a 23.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 2,643,142 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.43, for a total value of $609,059,211.06. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 883,779,901 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $203,649,402,587.43. This trade represents a 0.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 6,591,479 shares of company stock worth $1,512,698,663 over the last quarter. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $213.04 on Monday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $242.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.27 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $225.66 and a 200-day moving average price of $212.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.37. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The firm had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.80 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.26 EPS. The business's 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMZN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Monness Crespi & Hardt increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Bank of America increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $272.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Wolfe Research increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $270.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Finally, Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $266.26.

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.

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