Wealthstream Advisors Inc. Boosts Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Wealthstream Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 0.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 13,368 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up 0.5% of Wealthstream Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. Wealthstream Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,543,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at $35,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter valued at $40,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $228.71 on Wednesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $242.52. The business has a 50-day moving average of $223.15 and a 200-day moving average of $207.99. 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 company has a market capitalization of $2.44 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.86, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.31.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.37. The firm had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.80 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.Amazon.com’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.26 earnings per share. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 897,722,088 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $201,816,902,603.28. This represents a 0.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders sold a total of 25,097,911 shares of company stock valued at $5,675,986,299 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on AMZN shares. HSBC upped their target price on Amazon.com from $240.00 to $256.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Zacks Research lowered Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Amazon.com from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Two research 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, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.87.

About Amazon.com

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.