Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Bought by Holcombe Financial Inc.

Holcombe Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 12.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,484 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the period. Holcombe Financial Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $326,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter valued at $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter valued at $42,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter valued at $59,000. Finally, von Borstel & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter valued at $66,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.2%

AMZN stock opened at $231.23 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 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $242.52. The company has a 50-day moving average of $227.68 and a two-hundred day moving average of $209.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.47 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.30.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings results 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. 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $161.80 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.26 earnings per share. 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the company’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 in the company, valued at $9,825,943.60. This represents a 23.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total transaction of $4,403,237.76. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,178,502 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $482,712,473.16. This trade represents a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock valued at $5,676,032,574. 9.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMZN has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $271.00 price objective (up previously from $249.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $225.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $285.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Wedbush boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Amazon.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $263.30.

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.