Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI Raises Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 61,578 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 532 shares during the period. Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $13,510,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also 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 $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter valued at about $36,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Ryan Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter worth about $48,000. Finally, MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $59,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total value of $4,403,237.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,178,502 shares in the company, valued at approximately $482,712,473.16. This trade represents a 0.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.44, for a total value of $638,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 491,007 shares in the company, valued at approximately $125,422,828.08. The trade was a 0.51% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 123,300 shares of company stock valued at $28,294,038. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMZN has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Piper Sandler reiterated a “negative” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, October 31st. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $340.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $303.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-seven have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $294.15.

Amazon.com Price Performance

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $234.69 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $258.60. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $228.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $220.72. The company has a market capitalization of $2.51 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.29. 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.38. The business had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $177.53 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The company’s revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.43 EPS. Amazon.com has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Amazon.com Company 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.