Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN is Arthur M. Cohen & Associates LLC’s 6th Largest Position

Arthur M. Cohen & Associates LLC reduced its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 133,204 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 1,716 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for about 5.2% of Arthur M. Cohen & Associates LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Arthur M. Cohen & Associates LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $29,224,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in AMZN. Carderock Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth $42,000. Finally, Ryan Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth $48,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, July 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $224.81, for a total value of $960,666,409.97. Following the transaction, the insider owned 897,722,088 shares in the company, valued at $201,816,902,603.28. This trade represents a 0.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 21,770,485 shares of company stock valued at $4,938,795,968. 10.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $222.17 on Tuesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $161.38 and a 12-month high of $242.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock has a market cap of $2.37 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a 50-day moving average of $227.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $210.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share 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 period last year, the company posted $1.26 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on AMZN. Piper Sandler upped their price target on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. DA Davidson upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Westpark Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $280.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Oppenheimer cut their price objective on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $245.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $264.13.

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.