12,056 Shares in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Purchased by Fiduciary Financial Advisors

Key Points

• Fiduciary Financial Advisors initiated a position in Amazon, purchasing 12,056 shares worth approximately $2.87 million during the second quarter. Institutional investors collectively own 72.2% of Amazon’s outstanding stock.
• Amazon reported quarterly earnings of $5.75 per share and revenue of $200.61 billion, surpassing analyst expectations; revenue increased 19.6% year over year.
• Analysts maintain a favorable outlook, with 56 Buy ratings and three Holds, producing a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $321.19.

Fiduciary Financial Advisors bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 12,056 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $2,871,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 27,376.7% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 98,448,885 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $2,272,397,000 after purchasing an additional 98,090,585 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at $16,341,405,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at $6,631,466,000. Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,494,705,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 32.1% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 32,578,171 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $6,785,036,000 after purchasing an additional 7,924,943 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Up 1.9%

AMZN opened at $258.45 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $256.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $246.21. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The company has a market cap of $2.79 trillion, a PE ratio of 20.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.44. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.00 and a 52 week high of $287.20.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $3.93. The company had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $197.03 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 18.00% and a net margin of 17.44%.The company's revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.68 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.01 EPS for the current year.

Amazon.com News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon announced an additional $1.9 billion investment in its Delivery Service Partner program for 2027. The spending is intended to raise delivery-driver pay, improve safety and expand AI-powered routing and delivery tools. Amazon says serious crashes have declined more than 23%, while Smart Delivery Glasses could help equip more than 20,000 drivers by 2027. Amazon delivery investment announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s agreement to purchase up to $8 billion of Generac power equipment supports faster AWS data-center construction, including $2.4 billion of expected orders in 2027–2028. The deal reinforces the investment case for AWS and the broader AI infrastructure buildout. Amazon Generac supply agreement
• Positive Sentiment: UBS reportedly sees roughly 25% potential upside for Amazon, arguing that enterprise AI adoption remains in an early stage and should support demand for cloud services, chips and data-center infrastructure. UBS Amazon upside commentary
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon blocked Meta’s Muse shopping agent, citing undisclosed access, failure to identify itself and concerns about credentials and platform rules. The move protects Amazon’s control over customer data and marketplace traffic, but highlights growing conflict over who controls agentic shopping. Amazon blocks Meta Muse
• Negative Sentiment: Investors continue to weigh risks from Amazon’s unusually large AI capital-spending program, including potential AWS margin pressure, rising financing needs and slower returns if AI demand does not keep pace. A recent analysis also warned that higher interest rates could weigh on capital-intensive technology stocks. Amazon capital spending analysis

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Andrew Jassy sold 20,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total value of $5,180,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,235,766 shares of the company's stock, valued at $579,085,751.66. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,343 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total transaction of $606,860.43. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $31,024,217.80. The trade was a 1.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 71,589 shares of company stock worth $18,568,785. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Raymond James Financial reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $390.00 price target (up from $280.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an "outperform" rating and set a $320.00 target price (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. DA Davidson reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $338.00 price target (up from $328.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $375.00 target price (up from $335.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Fifty-six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $321.19.

Amazon.com Profile

Amazon.com, Inc is a global technology and e-commerce company that operates online marketplaces and provides a broad range of consumer products and services. Its retail business sells merchandise directly to customers and enables third-party sellers to offer products through Amazon's websites and applications. The company also operates physical stores and provides services such as digital content, subscriptions, and consumer devices, including Kindle and Echo products.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides cloud computing, storage, database, analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other technology services to businesses, governments, and organizations.

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.