Farringdon Capital Ltd. Invests $3.21 Million in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Farringdon Capital initiated a $3.21 million position in Amazon, buying 13,467 shares during the second quarter; Amazon now represents approximately 1.6% of the fund’s portfolio.
• Institutional investors own 72.2% of Amazon’s stock, while analysts remain broadly bullish: 56 rate it a Buy and three rate it a Hold, producing a “Moderate Buy” consensus and an average price target of $321.19.
• Amazon’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations, with EPS of $5.75 and revenue of $200.61 billion, up 19.6% year over year. Shares opened at $253.71, while insiders have sold $18.6 million of stock over the past three months.

Farringdon Capital Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 13,467 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $3,210,000. Amazon.com makes up about 1.6% of Farringdon Capital Ltd.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 27,376.7% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 98,448,885 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $2,272,397,000 after acquiring an additional 98,090,585 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth about $16,341,405,000. Amundi raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 14.1% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 61,400,503 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $12,787,883,000 after acquiring an additional 7,590,952 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 59,604,857 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $13,757,993,000 after purchasing an additional 1,879,630 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 23.0% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 39,029,984 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $8,126,338,000 after purchasing an additional 7,305,560 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMZN has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Roth Capital reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $325.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. HSBC restated a "buy" rating and issued a $310.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Fifty-six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $321.19.

Amazon.com Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $253.71 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $196.00 and a 1 year high of $287.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.03. The company has a market capitalization of $2.74 trillion, a P/E ratio of 20.41, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.44. The company's fifty day moving average is $256.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $245.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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 business had revenue of $200.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $197.03 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.68 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.01 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total value of $5,180,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,235,766 shares in the company, valued at approximately $579,085,751.66. This trade represents a 0.89% 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, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,362 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total value of $1,647,821.62. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 476,681 shares of the company's stock, valued at $123,465,145.81. This trade represents a 1.32% decrease in their position. 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 71,589 shares of company stock worth $18,568,785 over the last three months. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon agreed to purchase up to $8 billion of backup generators from Generac, including approximately $2.4 billion of deliveries in 2027–2028. The deal should help Amazon bring AWS data centers online despite grid-connection delays and power shortages, while Amazon receives warrants to purchase Generac shares. Generac Plugs into Amazon for an $8B AI-Powered Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and investors continue to point to accelerating AWS demand, with reports citing a $169 billion annualized revenue run rate and a large cloud backlog. That supports expectations that AI-related infrastructure spending can translate into future sales, despite near-term cash-flow pressure. Amazon’s Andy Jassy Just Made a Startling Prediction
• Positive Sentiment: Project Mercury aims to expand Amazon’s same-day delivery network to more than 1,000 hubs by 2031. Bank of America called the initiative strategically important as Amazon attempts to narrow Walmart’s proximity and convenience advantage. Amazon’s secret weapon against Walmart could be a massive blitz in same-day delivery
• Positive Sentiment: AWS made its AI-powered hiring product, Amazon Connect Talent, generally available, expanding Amazon’s enterprise AI offerings beyond cloud infrastructure. Amazon has also received favorable attention from UBS analysts among top technology stock picks.
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is promoting industry and government cooperation on AI safety standards, emphasizing testing before release without calling for a broader slowdown in development. The stance may improve trust but is unlikely to materially change near-term results. Amazon Urges Industry and Government Partnership on AI Safeguards
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon faces European Commission scrutiny over marketplace rules that may restrict sellers from offering lower prices elsewhere, creating potential regulatory and compliance costs.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that roughly $220 billion of planned 2026 capital expenditures could keep free cash flow negative. Higher wages, delivery costs and possible electricity-grid charges for data centers add to the spending burden.
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. senators have urged the FTC to investigate Amazon’s AI shopping tools over alleged suppression of U.S.-made products and misleading “Made in USA” labels. The company also continues to face reputational and legal attention related to its Prime settlement.

About Amazon.com

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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