George Kaiser Family Foundation Purchases New Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

George Kaiser Family Foundation acquired a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 9,688 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $2,309,000. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 0.2% of George Kaiser Family Foundation's investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Red Crane Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Red Crane Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,663 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $346,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 0.7% in the first quarter. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,509 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $1,147,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Sfam LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 3.4% in the first quarter. Sfam LLC now owns 1,224 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $255,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.4% during the first quarter. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. now owns 1,206 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $251,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Finally, CoreFirst Bank & Trust raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.1% during the first quarter. CoreFirst Bank & Trust now owns 3,620 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $754,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Phillip Securities downgraded shares of Amazon.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. TD Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $350.00 price target (up from $340.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Evercore set a $355.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 28th. Wedbush upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $293.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and set a $335.00 target price (up from $330.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Fifty-six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $321.19.

Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com

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.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other news, 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,699,926.30. This trade represents a 18.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,362 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total transaction of $1,647,821.62. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 476,681 shares of the company's stock, valued at $123,465,145.81. This trade represents a 1.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 have sold a total of 71,589 shares of company stock valued at $18,568,785 over the last quarter. Insiders own 8.90% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $253.71 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. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $256.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $245.60. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $196.00 and a 52-week high of $287.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.74 trillion, a P/E ratio of 20.41, a PEG ratio of 1.95 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 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $3.93. The company had revenue of $200.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.68 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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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