Gilbert & Cook Inc. Has $5.25 Million Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Gilbert & Cook Inc. decreased its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 5.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 27,574 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 1,643 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 0.8% of Gilbert & Cook Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Gilbert & Cook Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $5,246,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. LSV Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Perritt Capital Management Inc raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 72.7% in the fourth quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc now owns 190 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth $40,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMZN has been the topic of several recent research reports. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $220.00 to $244.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $266.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Monness Crespi & Hardt raised their price target on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Amazon.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $262.87.

Amazon.com Stock Up 3.1%

AMZN opened at $228.84 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $222.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $208.07. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $242.52. The stock has a market cap of $2.44 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.31. 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 (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $167.70 billion during 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.26 earnings per share. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 2,643,142 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider owned 883,779,901 shares in the company, valued at approximately $203,649,402,587.43. This represents a 0.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 4,784 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 approximately $118,542,441.60. This represents a 0.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 25,012,284 shares of company stock valued at $5,656,976,492 in the last ninety days. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.