N10 Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN – Free Report) by 36.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 95,433 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,419 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for 6.6% of N10 Wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. N10 Wealth LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $23,777,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Silvant Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at $60,065,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth $909,868,000. Northstar Financial Companies Inc. bought a new position in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth $3,376,000. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC raised its stake in Amazon.com by 7.5% during the first quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 73,085 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $15,221,000 after buying an additional 5,125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.7% in the first quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 303,862 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $63,285,000 after buying an additional 5,104 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
AMZN has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $320.00 price objective (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price objective on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $310.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 12th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $320.00 price objective (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on Amazon.com from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Fifty-seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $322.53.
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Amazon.com Stock Performance
Shares of AMZN opened at $262.37 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.83 trillion, a P/E ratio of 21.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.45. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.00 and a 52 week high of $287.20. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $256.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $253.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.03.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by $3.93. The company had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $197.03 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 18.00%. The firm’s revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.68 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Trending Headlines about Amazon.com
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AWS and custom AI chips remain the main bullish catalysts. Amazon opened its Trainium chips to PyTorch developers, potentially making its lower-cost custom silicon more attractive and reducing reliance on Nvidia. AWS reportedly posted its fastest growth in 18 quarters, although investors are watching whether growth can justify the planned infrastructure spending. Amazon custom AI silicon article
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and institutional buying provide a positive backdrop. Morgan Stanley named Amazon a top pick and raised its price target, citing an underappreciated AWS runway. Egerton Capital also reportedly added 1.14 million shares, while ETFs bought AMZN during the latest reported period. Morgan Stanley Amazon target article
- Positive Sentiment: Retail and logistics trends remain encouraging. Amazon is gaining fresh-grocery market share, and Jefferies says warehouse automation and third-party delivery could improve long-term retail margins by reducing labor and wage-inflation exposure. Record holiday hiring also signals expectations for strong seasonal demand. Amazon logistics automation article
- Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s Germany expansion and data-center decisions have uncertain near-term financial effects. The company plans to invest more than €16 billion in Germany across AWS, AI, logistics and other operations, while abandoning a $427 million data-center project on George Washington University land and donating the property instead. These moves support long-term capacity but add execution and investment questions. Amazon Germany investment article
- Negative Sentiment: Heavy AI spending and power shortages are weighing on the investment case. Reports say billions of dollars of Nvidia systems are being stored because some Amazon data-center sites lack sufficient power. Combined with roughly $200 billion of planned capital spending and negative free cash flow, the issue raises concerns that AWS growth may not produce attractive returns quickly enough. Amazon Nvidia hardware and power shortages article
- Negative Sentiment: Competitive and regulatory risks are increasing. Walmart is embracing AI-agent commerce after Amazon began blocking outside agents from purchasing on its platform. A proposed Senate bill could also eliminate subsidies and impose tax penalties on large AI-focused data centers, potentially increasing Amazon’s infrastructure costs. Walmart and Amazon AI agents article
Insider Transactions at Amazon.com
In other news, CEO Andrew Jassy sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total value of $5,180,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,235,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $579,085,751.66. This represents a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,258 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.77, for a total value of $2,404,950.66. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,699,926.30. This represents a 18.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 71,589 shares of company stock worth $18,580,515. 8.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Amazon.com Profile
Amazon.com, Inc is a global technology and e-commerce company founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994. Originally launched as an online bookstore, the company has expanded into a broad digital marketplace offering consumer products across numerous categories, including electronics, household goods, apparel, groceries and other merchandise. Amazon also sells products under its own brands and provides logistics, fulfillment and delivery services that support its retail operations and third-party sellers.
The company’s principal businesses include online and physical retail, Amazon Web Services (AWS), digital advertising, subscription services and consumer technology.
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