Alyeska Investment Group L.P. Grows Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Alyeska Investment Group L.P. lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 457.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,163,853 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,596,566 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for about 2.4% of Alyeska Investment Group L.P.’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Alyeska Investment Group L.P.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $601,955,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 0.7% during the first quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 304,091 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 2,145 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMZN has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Moffett Nathanson raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Monness Crespi & Hardt raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Citizens Jmp initiated coverage on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a “strong-buy” rating for the company. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $262.87.

Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN stock opened at $228.15 on Friday. 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 one year low of $161.38 and a one year high of $242.52. The stock has a market cap of $2.43 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $226.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $208.62.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 EPS 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 business had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $161.80 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.26 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other news, 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 in the company, valued at approximately $26,548,039.20. The trade was a 2.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,825,943.60. The trade was a 23.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock worth $5,676,032,574. Corporate 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.