Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Acquires New Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 318,194 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $60,539,000. Amazon.com makes up about 2.7% of Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. RD Finance Ltd bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at $7,304,000. FSA Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Amazon.com by 12.5% in the 1st quarter. FSA Advisors Inc. now owns 3,948 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $751,000 after acquiring an additional 438 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its position in Amazon.com by 6.8% in the 1st quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 3,576,374 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $680,441,000 after acquiring an additional 227,653 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Amazon.com by 43.9% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 152,787 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $29,069,000 after acquiring an additional 46,634 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creekside Partners lifted its position in Amazon.com by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Creekside Partners now owns 9,593 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,825,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $229.00 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.44 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.91, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $224.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $208.10. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $242.52.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price target 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $262.87.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 17,750 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.74, for a total transaction of $3,953,635.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 49,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,914,260. The trade was a 26.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,715 shares of the business’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 completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,548,039.20. This represents a 2.22% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,675,986,299 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

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.