Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Acquired by Live Oak Investment Partners

Live Oak Investment Partners grew its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 11,901 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 131 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises 2.0% of Live Oak Investment Partners’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Live Oak Investment Partners’ holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,611,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Weaver Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 8.5% in the 2nd quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 32,086 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $7,039,000 after buying an additional 2,508 shares during the period. Edge Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 11.2% in the 2nd quarter. Edge Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,238 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $492,000 after buying an additional 226 shares during the period. Leo Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 42.3% in the 2nd quarter. Leo Wealth LLC now owns 134,219 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $29,436,000 after buying an additional 39,904 shares during the period. McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $4,658,000. Finally, MSH Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 10.7% in the 2nd quarter. MSH Capital Advisors LLC now owns 12,903 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,831,000 after buying an additional 1,252 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total value of $3,022,853.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 44,110 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,825,943.60. This represents a 23.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,835 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.62, for a total value of $1,514,772.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 520,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $115,354,761.34. The trade was a 1.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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 Stock Performance

Amazon.com stock opened at $229.25 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.44 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.95, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $225.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $215.02. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week 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.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.37. The firm had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.80 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.26 earnings per share. 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 year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Citizens Jmp assumed coverage on Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a “strong-buy” rating for the company. HSBC lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $256.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Arete lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $248.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $285.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 1st. 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 company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $268.54.

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.