Colonial Trust Advisors Buys 53 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Colonial Trust Advisors boosted its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 0.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 137,684 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for 2.3% of Colonial Trust Advisors’ portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. Colonial Trust Advisors’ holdings in Amazon.com were worth $26,196,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $42,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $59,000. Finally, von Borstel & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $66,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $230.33 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $2.46 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.30. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $226.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $208.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued 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 analysts’ expectations of $161.80 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.Amazon.com’s revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.26 earnings per share. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on AMZN shares. Evercore ISI restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $285.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Scotiabank increased their price target on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised Amazon.com from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $254.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, June 27th. 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $262.87.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 17,750 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was 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 directly owned 49,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,914,260. This trade represents a 26.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,715 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.64, for a total value 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 approximately $26,548,039.20. The trade was 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 valued at $5,676,032,574 over the last quarter. 9.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.