Bridgewater Advisors Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Bridgewater Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 3.4% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 69,188 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,275 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up approximately 1.2% of Bridgewater Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Bridgewater Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $15,983,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Access Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at $74,000. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.5% during the second quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 384,823 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $84,426,000 after acquiring an additional 5,735 shares during the period. Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.2% during the second quarter. Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC now owns 98,839 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $21,684,000 after purchasing an additional 1,193 shares in the last quarter. Seelaus Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com by 2.6% in the second quarter. Seelaus Asset Management LLC now owns 15,549 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $3,411,000 after purchasing an additional 398 shares during the period. Finally, BCGM Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 11.8% in the 2nd quarter. BCGM Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,005 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,098,000 after purchasing an additional 530 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $233.30 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The company has a market capitalization of $2.49 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.29. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $258.60. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $227.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $223.05.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.53 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.43 EPS. 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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 8,173 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.03, for a total transaction of $2,043,495.19. Following the transaction, the director owned 80,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,009,900.90. This represents a 9.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.94, for a total value of $4,311,031.68. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,208,310 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $479,070,771.40. This represents a 0.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 82,234 shares of company stock valued at $19,052,442. 9.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial set a $290.00 price objective on Amazon.com in a report on Friday, October 31st. Wolfe Research increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $270.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Monness Crespi & Hardt boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Roth Capital increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, DZ Bank reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, October 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $295.78.

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.