Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Director Sells $209,700.00 in Stock

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.00, for a total value of $209,700.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,170 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,670,610. This represents a 11.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Amazon.com Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of AMZN opened at $217.14 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $227.92 and its 200 day moving average price is $221.48. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $2.32 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.29. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.38. The company had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.43 earnings per share. Amazon.com has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Fairway Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 113.2% during the third quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Carderock Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position in Amazon.com by 81.9% in the 2nd quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on AMZN shares. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 price objective (up from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Piper Sandler reiterated a “negative” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, October 31st. CIBC increased their price objective on Amazon.com to $315.00 in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $300.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, JMP Securities set a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $294.70.

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.