9,807 Shares in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Acquired by Philadelphia Investment Partners LLC

Key Points

• Philadelphia Investment Partners LLC acquired 9,807 Amazon shares worth approximately $2.34 million, making AMZN about 1.5% of its portfolio. Institutional investors collectively own 72.2% of Amazon.
• Amazon insiders sold 71,589 shares valued at roughly $18.6 million over the past 90 days, including sales by CEOs Andrew Jassy and Matthew Garman under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with 56 Buy ratings, three Holds, and a consensus price target of $321.19. Amazon also reported quarterly revenue of $200.61 billion, up 19.6% year over year, while investments in India, robotics, and AI may pressure near-term cash flow.

Philadelphia Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 9,807 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $2,338,000. Amazon.com makes up about 1.5% of Philadelphia Investment Partners LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest position.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Trust Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.3% in the second quarter. Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 107,563 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 3,414 shares in the last quarter. Bard Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth about $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Amazon.com by 87.7% in the 4th quarter. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. now owns 229 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Andrew Jassy sold 20,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total transaction of $5,180,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,235,766 shares of the company's stock, valued at $579,085,751.66. This trade represents a 0.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 14,541 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.06, for a total transaction of $3,766,991.46. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 17,794 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,609,713.64. This represents a 44.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 71,589 shares of company stock worth $18,568,785 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 8.90% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com News Summary

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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on AMZN. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $320.00 price objective (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Telsey Advisory Group set a $335.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $325.00 target price (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Fifty-six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $321.19.

Amazon.com Stock Up 0.0%

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $249.38 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $196.00 and a 12-month high of $287.20. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $256.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $246.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.69 trillion, a P/E ratio of 20.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.44.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued 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. The firm had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.68 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.01 earnings per share for the current year.

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.

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