Liberty Wealth Management LLC Has $159.21 Million Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Liberty Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 4,134.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 836,819 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 817,058 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 2.9% of Liberty Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest position. Liberty Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $159,213,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of AMZN. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Talisman Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,647 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,020,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. SWAN Capital LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 1,804 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $396,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Hamel Associates Inc. increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.4% in the first quarter. Hamel Associates Inc. now owns 4,100 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $780,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. CWC Advisors LLC. increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. CWC Advisors LLC. now owns 1,872 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $411,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Finally, JBGlobal.com LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.1% in the first quarter. JBGlobal.com LLC now owns 2,669 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $508,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of AMZN opened at $225.34 on Wednesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $161.38 and a 12-month high of $242.52. The business’s fifty day moving average is $224.91 and its 200 day moving average is $207.92. 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 stock has a market cap of $2.40 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 17,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.74, for a total value of $3,953,635.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 49,000 shares in the company, valued at $10,914,260. This represents a 26.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $9,825,943.60. This represents a 23.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 25,095,411 shares of company stock worth $5,675,473,849 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on AMZN. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 1st. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Amazon.com from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $254.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target 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.