Falcon Wealth Planning Boosts Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Falcon Wealth Planning increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 4.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 18,483 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 814 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up approximately 0.4% of Falcon Wealth Planning’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position. Falcon Wealth Planning’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,055,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Carderock Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Finally, Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Amazon.com by 81.9% in the 2nd quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 95 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $221.78 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $226.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $211.48. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $242.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.37 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.28.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.37. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. The firm had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.80 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Mizuho set a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $220.00 to $244.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $266.26.

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 Monday, July 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $227.77, for a total value of $973,315,191.49. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 890,273,469 shares in the company, valued at approximately $202,777,588,034.13. The trade was a 0.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,178,502 shares in the company, valued at approximately $482,712,473.16. This represents a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 18,313,335 shares of company stock valued at $4,164,795,815. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

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.