Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Stake Decreased by Winch Advisory Services LLC

Key Points

• Winch Advisory Services LLC reduced its Amazon stake by 2.8%, now holding 83,791 shares valued at approximately $15.9 million.
• A number of hedge funds, including Vanguard Group Inc. and FMR LLC, increased their positions in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter, highlighting strong institutional interest.
• Amazon.com reported better-than-expected earnings for the last quarter, with an EPS of $1.68, exceeding analysts' predictions of $1.31, and a revenue of $167.70 billion.

Winch Advisory Services LLC decreased its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 2.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 83,791 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 2,451 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises approximately 4.2% of Winch Advisory Services LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Winch Advisory Services LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $15,942,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com by 10.9% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $885,478,000 after buying an additional 397,007 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $5,495,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $442,481,000 after purchasing an additional 54,987 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $6,357,000 after purchasing an additional 1,518 shares during the period. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,153,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related 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 transaction of $960,666,409.97. Following the transaction, the insider owned 897,722,088 shares in the company, valued at $201,816,902,603.28. This trade represents a 0.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In the last quarter, insiders sold 25,012,284 shares of company stock worth $5,656,976,492. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on AMZN. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Amazon.com from $220.00 to $244.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $272.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $262.87.

Amazon.com Stock Up 3.0%

AMZN stock traded up $6.6690 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $228.6190. The company had a trading volume of 23,563,066 shares, compared to its average volume of 44,459,570. 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, 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 $2.44 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.31. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $222.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $208.35.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates 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 quarter last year, the company earned $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.