Global Strategic Investment Solutions LLC Makes New $1.36 Million Investment in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Global Strategic Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 5,718 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $1,363,000. Amazon.com accounts for about 0.1% of Global Strategic Investment Solutions LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Keenan LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at about $711,000. Boulder Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth about $276,000. Foster & Motley Inc. bought a new position in Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at about $1,171,000. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at about $68,000. Finally, American Financial & Tax Strategies Inc. acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,077,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,000 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 $5,180,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,235,766 shares of the company's stock, valued at $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 is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.77, for a total transaction of $254,770.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 475,681 shares of the company's stock, valued at $121,189,248.37. This represents a 0.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 71,589 shares of company stock worth $18,568,785 in the last three months. Company insiders own 8.90% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS remains the primary bullish catalyst. Analysts and market commentators described AWS as the “heartbeat” of the AI trade, citing its fastest growth in 18 quarters and Amazon’s ability to combine cloud AI services with its large e-commerce ecosystem. AWS Cloud Heartbeat of AI Trade
• Positive Sentiment: A major Qualcomm partnership strengthens Amazon’s AI infrastructure position. Amazon could purchase as much as $60 billion of Qualcomm AI data-center chips and related products under a long-term agreement. The deal supports AWS capacity expansion and signals confidence in sustained AI demand, although it also implies substantial future capital spending. Qualcomm AI Ambitions Get a Boost From Amazon Partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s AI products are gaining enterprise validation. Rivian used Amazon Bedrock to automate finance work and eliminate more than 15 days of manual effort per close cycle, offering a concrete example of potential Bedrock demand. Amazon also expanded its Quick AI assistant to mobile devices. Rivian’s AI Agents Cut 15 Days From Every Close
• Positive Sentiment: Prime Air is moving closer to broader UK drone deliveries. Amazon completed more than 500 flights during a UK trial and is seeking approval to expand service in Darlington. Successful deployment could improve delivery economics and support longer-term logistics automation. Amazon delivery drones set for UK expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon Pay India is considering travel insurance and other financial products, expanding its potential addressable market but providing limited near-term earnings impact. Amazon Pay plans to expand insurance offerings
• Negative Sentiment: Risks remain around costs, leverage, and operations. Amazon’s AI buildout requires heavy capital spending and new debt, while potential changes to Ohio data-center tax incentives could reduce project economics. Separately, a fatal accident involving an aircraft operating for Prime Air has increased regulatory and reputational risk. Amazon’s Aviation Network Faces a Sobering Test

Amazon.com Price Performance

Amazon.com stock opened at $256.78 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $255.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $244.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The company has a market capitalization of $2.77 trillion, a PE ratio of 20.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.44. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $196.00 and a one year high of $287.20.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.82 by $3.93. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 18.00% and a net margin of 17.44%.The firm had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $197.03 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.68 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMZN has been the topic of a number of research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an "outperform" rating and set a $320.00 price objective (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and issued a $315.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $365.00 price target (up from $330.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $325.00 price target (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Benchmark increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $370.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $323.26.

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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