Regency Capital Management Inc. DE boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN – Free Report) by 3.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 21,714 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 819 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up approximately 2.5% of Regency Capital Management Inc. DE’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,131,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,647 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,020,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. SWAN Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 1,804 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $396,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Lokken Investment Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Lokken Investment Group LLC now owns 3,866 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $848,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. CWC Advisors LLC. lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. CWC Advisors LLC. now owns 1,872 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $411,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JBGlobal.com LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. JBGlobal.com LLC now owns 2,669 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $508,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
AMZN has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $265.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Susquehanna raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $225.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Pivotal Research raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $262.87.
Amazon.com Stock Down 1.5%
NASDAQ AMZN opened at $228.01 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $242.52. The company has a 50 day moving average of $221.91 and a 200-day moving average of $208.35. The company has a market cap of $2.43 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.76, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.31.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.37. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. The company had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.80 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.26 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 2,643,142 shares of Amazon.com 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 completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 883,779,901 shares in the company, valued at approximately $203,649,402,587.43. The trade was a 0.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 4,784 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $232.32, for a total transaction of $1,111,418.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 510,255 shares in the company, valued at $118,542,441.60. This trade represents a 0.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 25,025,854 shares of company stock valued at $5,659,723,195. 10.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Amazon.com 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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