Privium Fund Management B.V. Raises Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Privium Fund Management B.V. boosted its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 5.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 149,000 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,000 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for about 7.1% of Privium Fund Management B.V.’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Privium Fund Management B.V.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $32,772,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Carderock Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter worth $36,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 81.9% in the second quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the period. Ryan Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at $48,000. Finally, MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in Amazon.com during the 1st quarter worth $59,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $255.44, for a total transaction of $638,600.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 491,007 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $125,422,828.08. This represents a 0.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,785 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.57, for a total value of $3,940,622.45. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 3,138 shares in the company, valued at approximately $695,286.66. The trade was a 85.00% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 128,084 shares of company stock worth $29,405,457 over the last three months. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Stock Down 2.0%

Amazon.com stock opened at $244.20 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.61 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.23, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.29. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $161.38 and a 12-month high of $258.60. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $228.61 and its 200 day moving average is $220.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly 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. 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.53 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.43 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Amazon.com has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on AMZN shares. Weiss Ratings raised Amazon.com from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $245.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. HSBC raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Pivotal Research upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, JMP Securities set a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $294.15.

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.