Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Stock Holdings Lessened by GS Investments Inc.

GS Investments Inc. trimmed its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 35,791 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 383 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up approximately 3.2% of GS Investments Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. GS Investments Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $6,810,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. LSV Asset Management bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth approximately $35,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter worth approximately $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the first quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Perritt Capital Management Inc raised its position in Amazon.com by 72.7% during 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 in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $229.00 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $242.52. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $224.25 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $207.95. The company has a market capitalization of $2.44 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.91, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.31.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.81, for a total transaction of $960,666,409.97. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 897,722,088 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $201,816,902,603.28. The trade was a 0.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,675,986,299 over the last 90 days. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMZN has been the topic of a number of research reports. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $271.00 price target (up previously from $249.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Amazon.com from $245.00 to $262.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Westpark Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Amazon.com from $238.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average 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.