Headland Capital LLC Purchases 1,319 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Headland Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 3.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 37,257 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 1,319 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up approximately 3.5% of Headland Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Headland Capital LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $8,174,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Carderock Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the first quarter valued at about $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 81.9% during the second quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amazon.com Trading Up 1.4%

AMZN opened at $221.09 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $225.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $213.61. 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 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $242.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.36 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.70, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.28.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.37. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The company had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.80 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total value of $4,403,237.76. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,178,502 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $482,712,473.16. This represents a 0.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 17,750 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 49,000 shares in the company, valued at $10,914,260. This trade represents a 26.59% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 97,911 shares of company stock valued at $21,765,202 over the last ninety days. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Citigroup restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Susquehanna upped their price target on Amazon.com from $225.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Mizuho set a $300.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Amazon.com from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $254.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, June 27th. Finally, Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $267.94.

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.