Alapocas Investment Partners Inc. Sells 2,522 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Alapocas Investment Partners Inc. reduced its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 2.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 83,977 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 2,522 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for about 9.8% of Alapocas Investment Partners Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Alapocas Investment Partners Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $15,977,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at about $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 304,091 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 2,145 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $232.33 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.48 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.42, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.30. 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 $225.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $208.00. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share (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 net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on AMZN shares. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Citigroup reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Roth Capital set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Wedbush lifted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $262.87.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total value of $4,403,237.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,178,502 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $482,712,473.16. The trade was a 0.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the business’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 directly 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,676,032,574. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com 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.