Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Acquired by Hudson Value Partners LLC

Hudson Value Partners LLC grew its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 2.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,469 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 516 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up 1.4% of Hudson Value Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position. Hudson Value Partners LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,052,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Carderock Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter valued at about $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $40,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in Amazon.com by 81.9% during the second quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capitol Family Office Inc. acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $42,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMZN has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $266.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Amazon.com from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $245.00 to $280.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Three 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, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $266.26.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $214.47 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.29 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.28. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $225.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $212.38. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $161.38 and a twelve month high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its earnings results 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 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 the consensus estimate of $161.80 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.26 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 17,750 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.74, for a total value of $3,953,635.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 49,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,914,260. This trade represents a 26.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,785 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.57, for a total transaction of $3,940,622.45. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,138 shares in the company, valued at approximately $695,286.66. This trade represents a 85.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 10,864,716 shares of company stock worth $2,486,013,854. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

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.