Greenwood Gearhart LLC boosted its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 131,218 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 3,266 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 1.5% of Greenwood Gearhart LLC's holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Greenwood Gearhart LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $31,274,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of AMZN. Flynn Zito Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Flynn Zito Capital Management LLC now owns 18,015 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $4,294,000 after acquiring an additional 263 shares during the period. Opus Financial Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 23.1% in the 2nd quarter. Opus Financial Solutions LLC now owns 7,551 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $1,800,000 after acquiring an additional 1,415 shares in the last quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 7.3% in the 2nd quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 13,291 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $3,168,000 after purchasing an additional 908 shares during the period. Freedom Day Solutions LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. Freedom Day Solutions LLC now owns 25,338 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $6,039,000 after purchasing an additional 1,090 shares during the period. Finally, Fischer Investment Strategies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at about $472,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
AMZN has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Roth Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $325.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Raymond James Financial restated an "outperform" rating and set a $390.00 price target (up from $280.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $320.00 price objective (down from $330.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Citizens Jmp reiterated a "market outperform" rating and issued a $315.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $320.00 target price (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. One 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 company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $323.26.
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Insider Activity
In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,362 shares of the business's 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 476,681 shares of the company's stock, valued at $123,465,145.81. The trade was a 1.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction 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, CEO Matthew Garman sold 14,541 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.06, for a total transaction of $3,766,991.46. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 17,794 shares in the company, valued at $4,609,713.64. This represents a 44.97% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 71,589 shares of company stock valued at $18,568,785. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Amazon.com News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AI and AWS remain the key growth drivers. Recent coverage highlights accelerating AWS growth, Amazon’s planned purchase of roughly 2 million Nvidia GPUs and approximately $200 billion in 2026 AI-infrastructure investment. These initiatives could support cloud revenue, advertising and future operating leverage, although they require substantial near-term capital spending. Amazon and Nvidia AI infrastructure article
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding its strategic infrastructure and logistics footprint. A multiyear, multibillion-dollar Corning agreement will provide optical-fiber and connectivity products for data centers, while Amazon expects its own delivery network to handle nearly 90% of U.S. packages by 2029. Both developments could improve capacity, efficiency and control over fulfillment costs. Amazon Corning fiber agreement
- Positive Sentiment: Zoox reached another commercialization milestone. Amazon’s autonomous-vehicle unit expanded paid robotaxi service to Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport, broadening a potential future growth platform beyond e-commerce and cloud computing. Zoox Las Vegas airport expansion
- Neutral Sentiment: High spending is creating both opportunity and valuation risk. Analysts continue to identify AMZN as a leading AI and cloud beneficiary, but elevated data-center investment has pushed Amazon’s trailing free cash flow negative. Investors are assessing whether current spending will generate returns comparable to the company’s earlier AWS buildout. Amazon capital spending and higher rates article
- Negative Sentiment: DOJ scrutiny is the most immediate overhang. The Justice Department expanded its beef-price investigation to eight retailers, including Amazon, seeking pricing data as it examines possible anticompetitive conduct in the meat supply chain. The inquiry does not establish wrongdoing, but it raises regulatory and potential litigation risk. DOJ beef price probe
- Negative Sentiment: Labor concerns and insider selling add pressure. Workers at Amazon’s Riverside, California warehouse held a one-day strike over alleged retaliation and union-recognition issues. CEO Douglas Herrington separately sold 1,000 shares under a prearranged Rule 10b5-1 plan; the sale was small relative to his remaining holdings but may draw limited investor attention.
Amazon.com Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $258.51 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.00 and a twelve month high of $287.20. The stock's 50 day moving average is $254.14 and its 200-day moving average is $242.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.79 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.80, a PEG ratio of 1.99 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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $197.03 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.68 EPS. Amazon.com's quarterly revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.
About Amazon.com
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Amazon.com, Inc is a diversified technology and retail company best known for its e-commerce marketplace and broad portfolio of consumer and enterprise services. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company launched as an online bookseller and expanded into a global retail platform that sells products directly to consumers and provides a marketplace for third-party sellers. Over time Amazon has grown beyond retail into areas including cloud computing, digital media, devices and logistics.
Key businesses and offerings include Amazon’s online marketplace and fulfillment services, the Amazon Prime membership program (which bundles expedited shipping with streaming and other benefits), Amazon Web Services (AWS) which supplies on-demand cloud computing and storage to businesses and public-sector customers, and a range of content and advertising services such as Prime Video and Amazon Advertising.
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