Czech National Bank Boosts Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Czech National Bank grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 6.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,309,562 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 143,136 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 3.9% of Czech National Bank’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Czech National Bank’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $506,695,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at $42,000. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at $59,000. Finally, von Borstel & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at $66,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $231.48 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $242.52. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $227.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $209.43. The company has a market capitalization of $2.47 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.29, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.30.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.37. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The firm had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.80 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.26 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total transaction of $4,403,237.76. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,178,502 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $482,712,473.16. The trade was a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible 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 shares were sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total value of $3,022,853.20. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 44,110 shares in the company, valued at $9,825,943.60. This trade represents a 23.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock valued at $5,676,032,574. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on AMZN. Barclays increased their price target on Amazon.com from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Amazon.com from $245.00 to $262.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. HSBC raised their target price on Amazon.com from $240.00 to $256.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Citizens Jmp initiated coverage on Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a “strong-buy” rating for the company. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two investment 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. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $263.30.

Amazon.com Company 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.