Curio Wealth LLC Boosts Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Curio Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 25,085.7% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,763 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,756 shares during the period. Curio Wealth LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $387,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the second quarter worth about $11,102,000. ARK Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 8.3% during the 2nd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 1,140,494 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $250,213,000 after purchasing an additional 86,978 shares during the last quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 87.7% in the 1st quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC now owns 5,088 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $968,000 after purchasing an additional 2,377 shares during the period. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter worth approximately $514,000. Finally, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 6.0% in the second quarter. Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd now owns 1,136,311 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $249,295,000 after buying an additional 63,924 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,785 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were 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 directly owned 3,138 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $695,286.66. This trade represents a 85.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 17,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.74, for a total transaction of $3,953,635.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 49,000 shares in the company, valued at $10,914,260. This represents a 26.59% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 128,984 shares of company stock worth $29,617,023 over the last three months. 10.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $222.55 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market cap of $2.38 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.29. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $228.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $221.51. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.38. The business 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 business’s revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.43 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMZN has been the topic of several recent research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, October 31st. Benchmark lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $295.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-seven have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $294.70.

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.