Halter Ferguson Financial Inc. Acquires 1,498 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Halter Ferguson Financial Inc. grew its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 57.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,089 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,498 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 0.3% of Halter Ferguson Financial Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest position. Halter Ferguson Financial Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $897,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Carderock Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 1st quarter valued at $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 1st quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, Ryan Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at $48,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $219.78 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.34 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.31. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $227.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $210.35. 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 fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $161.80 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.81, for a total transaction of $960,666,409.97. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 897,722,088 shares in the company, valued at approximately $201,816,902,603.28. This represents a 0.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In the last three months, insiders sold 21,772,985 shares of company stock worth $4,939,346,118. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMZN has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Westpark Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt upped their target price 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. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $264.04.

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.