Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Stake Decreased by 4WEALTH Advisors Inc.

4WEALTH Advisors Inc. cut its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 25.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,761 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 2,002 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for 1.0% of 4WEALTH Advisors Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. 4WEALTH Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $1,421,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Copeland Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter worth about $792,000. Foster Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.0% in the 3rd 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 shares of Amazon.com in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $442,000. Krilogy Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 12.9% in the 3rd 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 raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 98.9% in the 3rd 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. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,343 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total value of $606,860.43. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares of the company's stock, valued at $31,024,217.80. The trade was a 1.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction 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, CEO Douglas Herrington sold 1,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $251.50, for a total value of $251,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 474,681 shares of the company's stock, valued at $119,382,271.50. This represents a 0.21% 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 valued at $18,580,515 in the last 90 days. 8.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Mizuho set a $330.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $375.00 price objective (up from $335.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group set a $200.00 price objective on Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, September 17th. Yorkville Ives started coverage on Amazon.com in a report on Monday. They set an "outperform" rating and a $300.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $350.00 target price (up from $335.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday. Fifty-seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $322.53.

Amazon.com Trading Up 5.0%

AMZN stock opened at $262.45 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $256.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $252.31. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.00 and a fifty-two week high of $287.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.83 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.87.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $3.93. The firm had revenue of $200.61 billion during 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 business's revenue for the quarter was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.68 EPS. Analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amazon.com News Summary

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

Amazon.com Company 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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