Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Purchased by MKP Capital Management L.L.C.

MKP Capital Management L.L.C. raised its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 127.3% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 1,175,000 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 658,000 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 13.2% of MKP Capital Management L.L.C.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. MKP Capital Management L.L.C.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $257,783,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Carderock Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter worth $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at $36,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. boosted 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 acquiring an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Ryan Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth $48,000. Finally, MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth about $59,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $226.61, for a total transaction of $280,316.57. Following the transaction, the director owned 26,148 shares in the company, valued at $5,925,398.28. The trade was a 4.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 22,000 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 $5,500,660.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 493,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $123,391,555.21. This represents a 4.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 82,234 shares of company stock valued at $19,052,442. 9.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of AMZN opened at $233.30 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $227.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $223.05. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.49 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.29.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted 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. The firm had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.53 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.43 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Mizuho lowered Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Robert W. Baird set a $285.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. HSBC raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Benchmark lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $295.78.

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.