Vantage Financial Partners LLC Buys 260 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Vantage Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 4.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,332 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 260 shares during the period. Vantage Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $1,205,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. LSV Asset Management bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. Perritt Capital Management Inc increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 72.7% in the 4th quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc now owns 190 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth about $40,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $238.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $280.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Roth Capital set a $250.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Zacks Research lowered Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.87.

Amazon.com Price Performance

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $229.12 on Thursday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $242.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.44 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.93, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $223.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $208.13.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total transaction of $3,022,853.20. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 44,110 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,825,943.60. This represents a 23.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,715 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.64, for a total transaction of $601,752.60. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,548,039.20. The trade was a 2.22% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,675,986,299. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

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.