Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Sold by Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC

Key Points

• Coppell Advisory Solutions cut its Amazon position by 65.1% in the second quarter, selling 33,497 shares and retaining 17,977 shares worth approximately $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 72.2% of AMZN.
• Amazon reported strong quarterly results, with EPS of $5.75 versus the $1.82 consensus and revenue of $200.61 billion, up 19.6% year over year. Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating with an average price target of $321.63.
• Amazon insiders sold shares recently, including CEO Andy Jassy’s $5.18 million sale and SVP David Zapolsky’s $2.40 million sale, both under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans. The stock opened at $248.23, below its 52-week high of $287.20.

Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC decreased its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 65.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,977 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 33,497 shares during the period. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $43,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in AMZN. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 98,090,585 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at approximately $22,218,775,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth $16,341,405,000. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the second quarter worth $12,831,376,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the second quarter worth $6,631,466,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Andrew Jassy sold 20,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,235,766 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $579,085,751.66. This trade represents a 0.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,258 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at $10,699,926.30. This trade represents a 18.35% 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 have sold a total of 70,589 shares of company stock valued at $18,329,015 in the last three months. 8.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.4%

AMZN stock opened at $248.23 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.68 trillion, a P/E ratio of 19.97, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.45. 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, Inc. has a one year low of $196.00 and a one year high of $287.20. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $256.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $248.23.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.82 by $3.93. Amazon.com had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 18.00%. The company had revenue of $200.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $197.03 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.68 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.01 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMZN has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird set a $310.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group set a $200.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, September 17th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $330.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and issued a $300.00 price target 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 issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $321.63.

Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs added Amazon to its October Conviction List and reportedly assigned a $375 12-month price target, reinforcing bullish Wall Street sentiment after the stock’s recent pullback. Goldman Sachs adds Amazon to conviction buy list
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon Web Services signed a multiyear agreement worth more than $1 billion with Synopsys for chip-design intellectual property. The deal supports AWS custom silicon, including Trainium and Graviton, and could help Amazon reduce dependence on Nvidia while strengthening cloud growth. Synopsys and Amazon Web Services sign chip design deal
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon signed a 20-year agreement with Constellation Energy covering 690 megawatts of nuclear power and supporting more than $3 billion of investment at Maryland’s Calvert Cliffs plant. The arrangement is intended to supply electricity for AI and data-center expansion, although the near-term financial benefit is limited. Constellation and Amazon sign nuclear power deal
• Positive Sentiment: Anthropic’s reported plans to commit more than $100 billion to Amazon Web Services over time highlight the potential scale of Amazon’s AI infrastructure opportunity. Amazon and GoodRx are also expanding subscription prescription plans, opening another healthcare growth channel. Anthropic cloud spending plans
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon launched redesigned Kindle devices, a $35 page-turning remote and updated Fire TV products. The releases may support consumer-device engagement, but they are unlikely to materially change near-term earnings expectations. Amazon introduces Kindle Click
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon agreed to refund $7.25 million in Prime fees and pay $1 million to settle a District of Columbia lawsuit alleging slower deliveries in low-income areas. The cost is modest relative to Amazon’s size but adds regulatory and reputational pressure. Amazon settles delivery lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that Amazon’s roughly $220 billion 2026 capital-spending forecast could pressure free cash flow if AI-compute prices fall or demand fails to keep pace with new capacity. Proposed legislation that would remove opportunity-zone tax benefits for data centers adds a longer-term cost risk.
• Negative Sentiment: AI shopping agents from companies such as OpenAI and Meta could eventually redirect product discovery away from Amazon, threatening marketplace traffic and high-margin advertising revenue. Broader worries about consumer confidence and concentrated AI investments are also weighing on sentiment.

Amazon.com Company Profile

Amazon.com, Inc is a global technology and commerce company that operates online marketplaces, physical stores, and a broad portfolio of digital and cloud-based services. The company offers consumer products across categories such as electronics, household goods, apparel, groceries, and entertainment, while also providing third-party sellers with tools for listing, selling, and fulfilling orders.

Amazon's major businesses include Amazon Web Services (AWS), which provides cloud computing, storage, database, analytics, and artificial intelligence services; Prime, a membership program that includes shipping, streaming, and other benefits; and digital entertainment services such as Prime Video, Amazon Music, Kindle, and Audible.

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