Mason & Associates Inc Boosts Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Mason & Associates Inc raised its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 18,414 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 511 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises 0.9% of Mason & Associates Inc’s holdings, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Mason & Associates Inc’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,040,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. TSA Wealth Managment LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 13.7% during the 2nd quarter. TSA Wealth Managment LLC now owns 2,506 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $550,000 after acquiring an additional 301 shares during the period. BIP Alliance LLC raised its stake in Amazon.com by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. BIP Alliance LLC now owns 6,240 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,369,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares during the period. Brian Low Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth about $970,000. Hartford Financial Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.8% in the second quarter. Hartford Financial Management Inc. now owns 18,449 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $4,048,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BIP Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 6.9% in the second quarter. BIP Wealth LLC now owns 19,631 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $4,307,000 after purchasing an additional 1,270 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on AMZN. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Benchmark lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $295.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. UBS Group set a $310.00 price objective on Amazon.com in a report on Friday, October 31st. Rothschild & Co Redburn restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Mizuho set a $315.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $294.70.

Amazon.com Stock Down 4.4%

AMZN stock opened at $222.55 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $228.33 and its 200 day moving average is $221.51. The stock has a market cap of $2.38 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 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 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 firm earned $1.43 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Amazon.com has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 4,784 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $232.71, for a total value of $1,113,284.64. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 498,182 shares in the company, valued at $115,931,933.22. The trade was a 0.95% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 8,173 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.03, for a total value of $2,043,495.19. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 80,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,009,900.90. This represents a 9.27% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 128,984 shares of company stock valued at $29,617,023. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com 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.