Investor s Fiduciary Advisor Network LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 27,599 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $6,577,000. Amazon.com makes up 2.2% of Investor s Fiduciary Advisor Network LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Silvant Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth $60,065,000. Northstar Financial Companies Inc. purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth about $3,376,000. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 7.5% during the first quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 73,085 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $15,221,000 after purchasing an additional 5,125 shares during the last quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. grew its position in 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 worth $63,285,000 after purchasing an additional 5,104 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter worth about $2,261,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com
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
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research firms have commented on AMZN. Evercore set a $355.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 28th. HSBC restated a "buy" rating and issued a $310.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Citizens Jmp restated a "market outperform" rating and issued a $315.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Amazon.com from $330.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities assumed coverage on Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. They set a "buy" rating and a $335.00 target price on the stock. Fifty-six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $321.19.
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Amazon.com Stock Up 1.9%
Amazon.com stock opened at $258.45 on Tuesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $196.00 and a 1-year high of $287.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.79 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $256.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $246.21.
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, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.82 by $3.93. The business had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $197.03 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 18.00%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.68 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.01 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Activity at Amazon.com
In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was 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 owned 2,235,766 shares of the company's stock, valued at $579,085,751.66. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,258 shares of the company'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 sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,699,926.30. This represents a 18.35% 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 sold a total of 71,589 shares of company stock worth $18,568,785 in the last 90 days. 8.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Amazon.com Profile
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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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