Hyperion Capital Advisors LP Makes New Investment in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Hyperion Capital Advisors acquired 4,900 Amazon shares worth approximately $1.17 million in the second quarter, making Amazon its 25th-largest holding and about 0.5% of its portfolio.
• Institutional investors own 72.2% of Amazon’s stock, while several funds recently initiated or increased positions. Analysts remain broadly positive, with a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $321.19.
• Amazon reported quarterly revenue of $200.61 billion and earnings of $5.75 per share, both above estimates, with revenue up 19.6% year over year. The stock opened at $258.45 and trades near its 50-day moving average.

Hyperion Capital Advisors LP acquired a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 4,900 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $1,168,000. Amazon.com makes up about 0.5% of Hyperion Capital Advisors LP's portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Silvant Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at $60,065,000. Northstar Financial Companies Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth about $3,376,000. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 7.5% in the 1st quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 73,085 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $15,221,000 after acquiring an additional 5,125 shares during the last quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 303,862 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $63,285,000 after acquiring an additional 5,104 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,261,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on AMZN shares. Phillip Securities downgraded shares of Amazon.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Rosenblatt Securities started coverage on Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, August 20th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $335.00 target price for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $375.00 target price (up from $335.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, 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 research note on Friday, July 31st. Fifty-six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $321.19.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $258.45 on Tuesday. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $256.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $246.21. 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 has a market cap of $2.79 trillion, a PE ratio of 20.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.44. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.00 and a fifty-two week 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 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $3.93. The business had revenue of $200.61 billion for 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 company's quarterly revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.68 EPS. Analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon announced an additional $1.9 billion investment in its Delivery Service Partner program for 2027. The spending is intended to raise delivery-driver pay, improve safety and expand AI-powered routing and delivery tools. Amazon says serious crashes have declined more than 23%, while Smart Delivery Glasses could help equip more than 20,000 drivers by 2027. Amazon delivery investment announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s agreement to purchase up to $8 billion of Generac power equipment supports faster AWS data-center construction, including $2.4 billion of expected orders in 2027–2028. The deal reinforces the investment case for AWS and the broader AI infrastructure buildout. Amazon Generac supply agreement
• Positive Sentiment: UBS reportedly sees roughly 25% potential upside for Amazon, arguing that enterprise AI adoption remains in an early stage and should support demand for cloud services, chips and data-center infrastructure. UBS Amazon upside commentary
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon blocked Meta’s Muse shopping agent, citing undisclosed access, failure to identify itself and concerns about credentials and platform rules. The move protects Amazon’s control over customer data and marketplace traffic, but highlights growing conflict over who controls agentic shopping. Amazon blocks Meta Muse
• Negative Sentiment: Investors continue to weigh risks from Amazon’s unusually large AI capital-spending program, including potential AWS margin pressure, rising financing needs and slower returns if AI demand does not keep pace. A recent analysis also warned that higher interest rates could weigh on capital-intensive technology stocks. Amazon capital spending analysis

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,343 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total value of $606,860.43. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at $31,024,217.80. This represents a 1.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 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 on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.06, for a total value 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 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. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 71,589 shares of company stock valued at $18,568,785. Corporate insiders own 8.90% of the company's stock.

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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