Capital Management Associates Inc Has $1.90 Million Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Capital Management Associates Inc reduced its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 29.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,650 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 3,566 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for about 0.6% of Capital Management Associates Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest holding. Capital Management Associates Inc’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $1,898,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Ridgecrest Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Ridgecrest Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,399 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,843,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. Bare Financial Services Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 930 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $177,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period. Heritage Oak Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Heritage Oak Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,927 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $862,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period. Cobblestone Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Cobblestone Asset Management LLC now owns 1,673 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $367,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Seek First Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Seek First Inc. now owns 9,156 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,009,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on AMZN. Zacks Research raised shares of Amazon.com from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Pivotal Research boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a 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 report on Wednesday, September 24th. Wolfe Research boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $270.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Finally, Mizuho set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $268.38.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,835 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.62, for a total transaction of $1,514,772.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 520,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $115,354,761.34. This trade represents a 1.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total transaction of $4,403,237.76. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,178,502 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $482,712,473.16. This trade represents a 0.90% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 97,911 shares of company stock valued at $21,765,202. Corporate insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Trading Up 1.2%

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $226.97 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $225.01 and its 200-day moving average is $214.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $242.52. The firm has a market cap of $2.42 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.28.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.37. The company had revenue of $167.70 billion for 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%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.26 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Amazon.com Company 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.