Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN is Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s 4th Largest Position

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 9,466,248 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 106,525 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 3.5% of Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,183,178,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Fairway Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 113.2% during the 3rd quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 2,330.0% during the third quarter. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the period. Cooksen Wealth LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 23.5% during the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% in the 3rd quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on AMZN shares. Citizens Jmp reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $315.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, April 10th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, May 1st. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $310.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $313.09.

Amazon.com News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon management is framing generative AI as a once-in-a-generation opportunity, which could boost confidence in AWS and future cloud demand. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon launched “Amazon Now,” a 30-minute delivery service in dozens of U.S. cities, signaling continued logistics innovation and a push to deepen customer loyalty. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: AWS signed a strategic collaboration with Secure Code Warrior to add Amazon Bedrock AI learning modules, a small but constructive sign of growing ecosystem adoption around Amazon’s AI stack. Article Title

Amazon.com Stock Performance

AMZN stock opened at $268.99 on Tuesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.00 and a twelve month high of $278.56. The firm has a market cap of $2.89 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.18, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.46. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $230.01 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $229.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.63 by $1.15. The firm had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $177.28 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 12.22% and a return on equity of 19.92%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.59 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.72 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total transaction of $3,642,860.22. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,930,094.10. This trade represents a 65.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $2,187,624.07. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 191,593 shares of company stock valued at $46,289,241. 8.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Amazon.com Company Profile

Amazon.com, Inc is a diversified technology and retail company best known for its e-commerce marketplace and broad portfolio of consumer and enterprise services. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company launched as an online bookseller and expanded into a global retail platform that sells products directly to consumers and provides a marketplace for third-party sellers. Over time Amazon has grown beyond retail into areas including cloud computing, digital media, devices and logistics.

Key businesses and offerings include Amazon’s online marketplace and fulfillment services, the Amazon Prime membership program (which bundles expedited shipping with streaming and other benefits), Amazon Web Services (AWS) which supplies on-demand cloud computing and storage to businesses and public-sector customers, and a range of content and advertising services such as Prime Video and Amazon Advertising.