Venator Management LLC Buys 9,355 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Venator Management LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 5.2%, now owning 188,420 shares valued at approximately $35.85 million, making it the largest position in their portfolio.
• Amazon reported a net revenue of $167.70 billion for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, with earnings per share of $1.68 compared to the projected $1.31.
• Insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold over 4 million shares of Amazon stock, decreasing his position by 0.47%, while insiders collectively sold approximately $5.68 billion in shares over the last 90 days.

Venator Management LLC lifted its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 5.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 188,420 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 9,355 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises about 10.7% of Venator Management LLC's portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Venator Management LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $35,849,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the first quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at about $40,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on 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 owned 897,722,088 shares in the company, valued at approximately $201,816,902,603.28. This represents a 0.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders have sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock valued at $5,675,986,299 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Trading Down 1.1%

NASDAQ AMZN traded down $2.60 during trading on Friday, hitting $229.00. The stock had a trading volume of 26,167,914 shares, compared to its average volume of 42,576,432. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The company has a market capitalization of $2.44 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.91, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.31. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $224.25 and a 200 day moving average price of $207.95. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $161.38 and a twelve month high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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. The business had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $161.80 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.26 earnings per share. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently commented on AMZN shares. DA Davidson boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $266.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and set a $260.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $220.00 to $244.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $262.87.

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.