Vicus Capital Buys 3,540 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Vicus Capital increased its stake in Amazon.com by 10.4%, now holding a total of 37,608 shares valued at $8,251,000.
• Amazon's latest quarterly earnings report showed an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $1.68, exceeding analysts' expectations by $0.37, with quarterly revenues reaching $167.70 billion.
• Several analysts have set strong price targets for Amazon, with estimates ranging from $250.00 to $285.00, showing confidence in the stock with a consensus rating of "Buy".

Vicus Capital boosted its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 10.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 37,608 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 3,540 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up 0.7% of Vicus Capital's investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. Vicus Capital's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $8,251,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Western Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 140,122 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $26,660,000 after acquiring an additional 1,297 shares during the last quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 87.7% during the 1st quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC now owns 5,088 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $968,000 after acquiring an additional 2,377 shares during the last quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter valued at about $514,000. Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter. Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd now owns 1,136,311 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $249,295,000 after acquiring an additional 63,924 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. now owns 84,116 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $18,454,000 after acquiring an additional 4,265 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $213.04 on Friday. 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 business's 50 day simple moving average is $225.66 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $212.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.27 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.28. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one year high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total value of $4,403,237.76. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,178,502 shares of the company's stock, valued at $482,712,473.16. The trade was a 0.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total value of $3,022,853.20. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 44,110 shares in the company, valued at $9,825,943.60. This trade represents a 23.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 10,864,716 shares of company stock worth $2,486,013,854. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Roth Capital set a $250.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Wedbush reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. JMP Securities reiterated a "market outperform" rating and set a $285.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $245.00 to $262.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com 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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