DSM Capital Partners LLC Has $598.05 Million Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

DSM Capital Partners LLC lessened its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,725,964 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 53,285 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for 8.8% of DSM Capital Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. DSM Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $598,049,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of AMZN. Carderock Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter worth approximately $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the first quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Amazon.com in the first quarter worth approximately $40,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in Amazon.com by 81.9% in 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 period. Finally, Capitol Family Office Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 1st quarter worth $42,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,785 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.57, for a total value 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 $695,286.66. The trade was a 85.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total transaction of $3,022,853.20. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 44,110 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,825,943.60. This trade represents a 23.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 95,411 shares of company stock worth $21,222,702 over the last quarter. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Amazon.com stock opened at $244.22 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $225.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $215.83. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $161.38 and a 12-month high of $250.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.60 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.28.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.38. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The firm had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.53 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.43 earnings per share. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. Amazon.com has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on AMZN. Westpark Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Truist Financial set a $290.00 price objective on Amazon.com in a research note on Friday. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $285.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $289.88.

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.