Bill Few Associates Inc. Boosts Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Bill Few Associates Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 3.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,711 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 283 shares during the period. Bill Few Associates Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,130,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in AMZN. Carderock Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the second quarter worth about $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Finally, Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Amazon.com by 81.9% during the 2nd quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other news, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 17,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.74, for a total transaction of $3,953,635.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 49,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,914,260. This represents a 26.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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. The trade was a 23.53% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 95,411 shares of company stock valued at $21,222,702 in the last ninety days. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Roth Capital upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Amazon.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $300.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “negative” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday. Finally, Truist Financial set a $290.00 price objective on Amazon.com in a research note on Friday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-one have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $291.94.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

AMZN opened at $254.00 on Tuesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $258.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $226.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $216.95. The stock has a market cap of $2.71 trillion, a P/E ratio of 38.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.28.

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

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.