Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Holdings Lowered by Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC

Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC trimmed its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 47,372 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 623 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up about 1.2% of Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $10,393,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. lifted its position in Amazon.com by 110.3% in the second quarter. Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. now owns 237,791 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $52,169,000 after purchasing an additional 124,720 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 18.0% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 1,307,345 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $286,837,000 after acquiring an additional 199,297 shares during the last quarter. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC now owns 9,692 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,126,000 after acquiring an additional 758 shares during the last quarter. Summa Corp. lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 168.7% during the 2nd quarter. Summa Corp. now owns 21,800 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $4,783,000 after acquiring an additional 13,688 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CV Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. CV Advisors LLC now owns 84,716 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $18,586,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amazon.com Trading Up 9.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $244.22 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $2.60 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.28. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $225.49 and its 200-day moving average is $216.37. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $250.50. 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 (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.38. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. The firm had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $177.53 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.43 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Amazon.com has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on AMZN. KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $303.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Citigroup increased their target price on Amazon.com from $270.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 target price (up previously from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their target price on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $289.88.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $217.10, for a total transaction of $542,750.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 515,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $111,916,569.70. This trade represents a 0.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $482,712,473.16. This trade represents a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 95,411 shares of company stock valued at $21,222,702 over the last quarter. 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.