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5,153 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Bought by Sanchez Levi Garrett

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Key Points

  • Sanchez Levi Garrett acquired 5,153 Amazon shares worth approximately $1.23 million in the second quarter, making Amazon its 20th-largest holding and about 0.7% of its portfolio. Institutional investors collectively own 72.2% of Amazon.
  • Amazon reported quarterly EPS of $5.75, far above the $1.82 analyst consensus, while revenue rose 19.6% year over year to $200.61 billion. Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus, with an average price target of $321.19.
  • Amazon insiders sold shares worth roughly $18.6 million over the past three months, including sales by CFO Brian Olsavsky and SVP David Zapolsky; both transactions were made under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plans.
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Sanchez Levi Garrett bought a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 5,153 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $1,228,000. Amazon.com accounts for about 0.7% of Sanchez Levi Garrett's portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Silvant Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter worth about $60,065,000. Northstar Financial Companies Inc. acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,376,000. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 73,085 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $15,221,000 after purchasing an additional 5,125 shares during the period. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. grew its position in Amazon.com by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 303,862 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $63,285,000 after purchasing an additional 5,104 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new position in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter worth about $2,261,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

AMZN opened at $249.38 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.69 trillion, a PE ratio of 20.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.44. 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 business has a fifty day simple moving average of $256.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $246.95. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.00 and a fifty-two 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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.82 by $3.93. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 18.00% and a net margin of 17.44%.The company had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $197.03 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.68 earnings per share. Amazon.com's revenue for the quarter was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMZN has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Truist Financial lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $330.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. TD Cowen restated a "buy" rating and issued a $350.00 target price (up from $340.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. KeyCorp lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $335.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $335.00 price target (up from $330.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Fifty-six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $321.19.

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Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, CFO Brian Olsavsky sold 6,172 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.31, for a total value of $1,606,633.32. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 109,207 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $28,427,674.17. This trade represents a 5.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through 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 business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.77, for a total value of $2,404,950.66. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,699,926.30. The trade was a 18.35% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 71,589 shares of company stock worth $18,568,785 in the last three months. Insiders own 8.90% of the company's stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

  • Positive Sentiment: Amazon announced a plan to invest approximately $3 billion in India’s quick-commerce market through 2030, expanding its Amazon Now delivery network. The investment could strengthen Amazon’s position in a rapidly growing market, although its current share is only about 6.2%. Amazon bets $3 billion on India's fast-delivery boom
  • Positive Sentiment: New Amazon Supply Chain Services offerings let merchants add fast, free Prime delivery to their own websites and manage orders from Walmart, Shopify, eBay and TikTok through Seller Central. The initiative could expand fulfillment revenue and make Amazon’s logistics infrastructure more valuable outside its marketplace. Amazon Lets Merchants Add Free Prime Delivery to Their Own Websites
  • Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary remains constructive on Amazon Web Services, custom chips and agentic AI. Reports cite a roughly $496 billion AWS backlog and expanding AI tools for third-party sellers, advertising and cloud customers, supporting the long-term earnings-growth case.
  • Positive Sentiment: Amazon is investing more than $100 million in an Indiana robotics manufacturing facility expected to create 300 jobs. The plant should increase internal automation capacity and could eventually support efficiency gains across the fulfillment network. Amazon to Expand Robot-Making Capacity With New Indiana Hub
  • Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is allowing Anthropic’s Claude to access seller data while blocking Meta’s Muse shopping agent. The decision protects control over customer and marketplace data, but it could encourage rivals such as Shopify and Walmart to build more open agentic-commerce ecosystems. Amazon Opens Seller Data to Claude Days After Blocking Meta’s Muse
  • Negative Sentiment: The India expansion and Indiana robotics project increase near-term capital spending, contributing to investor concerns about cash-flow pressure and the timing of returns. Amazon’s stock has also been technically testing support near its key moving averages.
  • Negative Sentiment: A proposed nationwide class-action lawsuit alleges systematic discrimination against pregnant warehouse employees. Additional workforce litigation could increase legal costs, regulatory scrutiny and reputational risk. Amazon Faces Another Worker Lawsuit
  • Negative Sentiment: Rising Treasury yields and broader weakness in technology stocks are creating valuation headwinds for AMZN, while concerns about heavy AI spending and uncertain monetization remain a near-term overhang.

About Amazon.com

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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.

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