Fairscale Capital LLC Increases Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Fairscale Capital LLC raised its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 10,315 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 193 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 1.8% of Fairscale Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Fairscale Capital LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $1,963,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cooksen Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth about $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth about $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth about $42,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth about $59,000. Finally, von Borstel & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth about $66,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Amazon.com stock opened at $230.33 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $2.46 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.81. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $242.52. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $226.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $208.40.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $161.80 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts forecast 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 stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 11th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $201,816,902,603.28. This trade represents a 0.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders have sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,676,032,574 in the last 90 days. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on AMZN shares. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, August 14th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Westpark Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of 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 equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average 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.