Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. Invests $11.10 Million in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 50,602 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $11,102,000. Amazon.com accounts for about 2.7% of Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Carderock Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter worth about $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 95 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling 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 transaction 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 $9,825,943.60. This represents a 23.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 22,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.03, for a total value of $5,500,660.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 493,507 shares in the company, valued at $123,391,555.21. The trade was a 4.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 128,084 shares of company stock worth $29,405,457. 9.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com Stock Down 1.8%

AMZN stock opened at $249.32 on Wednesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $226.43 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $217.49. 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 market cap of $2.66 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.01, a PEG 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, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.53 billion. During the same quarter in the prior 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. Research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on AMZN shares. Roth Capital upped their price target on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. CIBC upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com to $315.00 in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Maxim Group raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $272.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have issued a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $293.42.

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.