Lion Street Advisors LLC Cuts Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Lion Street Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 22,526 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 614 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for about 1.5% of Lion Street Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Lion Street Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,942,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Pegasus Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 3.3% in the second quarter. Pegasus Asset Management Inc. now owns 38,116 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $8,362,000 after buying an additional 1,204 shares during the period. Welch Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Welch Group LLC now owns 60,924 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $13,366,000 after acquiring an additional 2,711 shares in the last quarter. Cypress Capital Group increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cypress Capital Group now owns 72,362 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $15,876,000 after acquiring an additional 3,092 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 8.5% in the 2nd quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 3,813 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $837,000 after acquiring an additional 298 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bill Few Associates Inc. grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 3.0% in the second quarter. Bill Few Associates Inc. now owns 9,711 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,130,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Westpark Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price target on Amazon.com from $298.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-one have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $291.94.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $254.00 on Tuesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one 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 50-day moving average of $226.02 and a 200-day moving average of $216.95. The company 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.53 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.43 EPS. The firm’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 forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $217.10, for a total transaction of $542,750.00. Following the completion of 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,785 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.57, for a total value of $3,940,622.45. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,138 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $695,286.66. This represents a 85.00% 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 valued at $21,222,702 in the last ninety days. 9.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.