Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 31.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 27,024 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 6,425 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for about 0.9% of Versant Capital Management Inc's holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Versant Capital Management Inc's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $5,929,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Cooksen Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the first quarter worth approximately $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at $42,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter valued at about $59,000. Finally, von Borstel & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth $66,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Amazon.com news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 11th. The stock was 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 $201,816,902,603.28. This trade represents a 0.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,676,032,574 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.
Amazon.com Stock Up 0.1%
Shares of AMZN stock traded up $0.25 during trading on Friday, reaching $231.48. The company's stock had a trading volume of 97,793,456 shares, compared to its average volume of 34,071,644. The company has a market cap of $2.47 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.30. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one year high of $242.52. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $227.81 and a 200-day moving average price of $209.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.
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, beating the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.37. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. The firm had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.80 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.26 EPS. The company's revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
AMZN has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $271.00 price objective (up from $249.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Roth Capital set a $250.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. HSBC increased their target price on Amazon.com from $240.00 to $256.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Citizens Jmp started coverage on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "strong-buy" rating on the stock. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $245.00 to $262.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $263.30.
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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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