Scott Capital Advisors LLC Has $900,000 Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Scott Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 5.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,044 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 227 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises about 0.2% of Scott Capital Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest holding. Scott Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $900,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of AMZN. Carderock Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth about $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Ryan Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth about $48,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $219.78 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.34 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.31. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $242.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $227.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $210.35.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released 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. The company had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.80 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. Amazon.com’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on AMZN. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Pivotal Research raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Citizens Jmp began coverage on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a “strong-buy” rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Amazon.com from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the company from $245.00 to $280.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, Roth Capital set a $250.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $264.04.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 17,750 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.74, for a total transaction of $3,953,635.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 49,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,914,260. The trade was a 26.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,715 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.64, for a total transaction of $601,752.60. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at $26,548,039.20. This represents a 2.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 21,772,985 shares of company stock worth $4,939,346,118 in the last ninety days. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.