Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Bought by Signal Advisors Wealth LLC

Key Points

• Signal Advisors Wealth LLC increased its Amazon position by 6% in the third quarter to 114,221 shares valued at approximately $28.5 million. Institutional investors collectively own 72.2% of Amazon’s stock.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with 57 Buy ratings and three Holds, producing a “Moderate Buy” consensus and an average price target of $322.53.
• Amazon reported quarterly revenue of $200.61 billion and EPS of $5.75, exceeding estimates, though investors continue to monitor heavy AI-related capital spending, debt and negative free cash flow. Executives also sold shares under pre-arranged trading plans.

Signal Advisors Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 6.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 114,221 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after acquiring an additional 6,464 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for 1.3% of Signal Advisors Wealth LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $28,458,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Copeland Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the third quarter valued at $792,000. Foster Group Inc. grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.0% during the third quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 23,443 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $5,841,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the period. Ulrich Consultants & Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the third quarter valued at about $442,000. Krilogy Financial LLC increased its position in Amazon.com by 12.9% in the third quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC now owns 177,714 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $44,191,000 after buying an additional 20,369 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Walker Asset Management LLC increased its position in Amazon.com by 98.9% in the third quarter. Walker Asset Management LLC now owns 18,397 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $4,584,000 after buying an additional 9,148 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $310.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $330.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $320.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Benchmark raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $370.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Fifty-seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $322.53.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley names Amazon a top pick: The firm raised its price target to $350 from $335 and maintained an Overweight rating, citing an “under-appreciated” AWS growth runway. Morgan Stanley now expects AWS growth of approximately 47% in 2027, alongside potential gains from Bedrock, agentic AI, advertising, robotics and automated fulfillment. Amazon stock pops after Morgan Stanley details five catalysts
• Positive Sentiment: AWS makes Trainium easier to adopt: Amazon introduced TorchNeuron, a tool designed to let developers run existing PyTorch applications on its Trainium chips with minimal code changes. The software could reduce Nvidia’s CUDA-related ecosystem advantage, improve Trainium adoption and lower customer AI-computing costs. Amazon is taking its biggest shot at Nvidia with TorchNeuron
• Positive Sentiment: Long-term power strategy supports AI expansion: Amazon agreed to fund development of a proposed 960-megawatt Indiana nuclear plant and intends to purchase its electricity. The project could provide reliable power for expanding data-center capacity, although it remains subject to feasibility work and approvals. Amazon to fund 12 small nuclear reactors in Indiana
• Neutral Sentiment: Data-center supply chain activity: 3M expanded its commercial relationship with Amazon for data-center products, reportedly involving a multibillion-dollar opportunity. The agreement highlights continued infrastructure spending but does not appear to materially change Amazon’s near-term earnings outlook. 3M expands Amazon data center partnership
• Negative Sentiment: Capital intensity remains a risk: Commentary noted Amazon’s planned roughly $220 billion in annual capital expenditures, negative free cash flow and higher long-term debt. Investors will need evidence that AI spending translates into durable AWS revenue and margin expansion. Amazon’s AI data-center spending challenges

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,258 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.77, for a total transaction of $2,404,950.66. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,699,926.30. This trade represents a 18.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 6,172 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.31, for a total transaction of $1,606,633.32. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 109,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $28,427,674.17. The trade was a 5.35% 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. Insiders sold 71,589 shares of company stock worth $18,580,515 in the last quarter. 8.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $262.45 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.83 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.11, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.45. 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 stock's 50-day simple moving average is $256.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $252.31. 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 released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $3.93. The firm had revenue of $200.61 billion during 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 firm's revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.68 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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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