NBH Bank Purchases New Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• NBH Bank initiated a $4.27 million Amazon stake in the second quarter, purchasing 17,923 shares and making Amazon roughly 1.8% of its portfolio. Institutional investors collectively own 72.2% of Amazon’s stock.
• Amazon reported strong quarterly results, with revenue up 19.6% year over year to $200.61 billion and earnings of $5.75 per share, far exceeding analyst expectations. AWS expansion and artificial-intelligence investment remain key growth drivers.
• Analysts remain broadly bullish, with 56 Buy ratings and a consensus price target of $321.63, but investors face risks from elevated AI capital spending, potential free-cash-flow pressure, regulatory scrutiny and insider selling.

NBH Bank bought a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 17,923 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $4,272,000. Amazon.com makes up approximately 1.8% of NBH Bank's investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Trust Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 107,563 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 3,414 shares during the period. TOP Private Wealth LLC. purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Bard Associates Inc. purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS data-center push received support: Amazon Web Services pledged more than $1 billion over five years for communities hosting its U.S. data centers, including job training, education and infrastructure initiatives. The investment is intended to ease resistance to new facilities and help Amazon secure capacity for AI workloads. Amazon to invest $1 billion over five years in US data center communities
• Positive Sentiment: AI and AWS growth remain the main bullish catalyst: Reports highlighted AWS’s rapid expansion, a more than $1 billion Synopsys agreement supporting custom-chip development, and Anthropic’s expected long-term AWS commitments of roughly $110 billion. Amazon also launched an AI agent that audits customers’ cloud environments, potentially increasing AWS usage while improving customer cost, security and performance management. Amazon Is Both Landlord And Shareholder In Anthropic’s Giant Cloud Bet
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst confidence provided additional support: Goldman Sachs added Amazon to its conviction list, while New Street raised its price target to $385 and maintained a Buy rating. Analysts cited AWS growth, generative AI exposure and potential retail-margin improvement as reasons for longer-term upside. New Street Adjusts Price Target on Amazon.com to $385
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is reportedly exploring an $8 billion chip sale-and-leaseback: Moving Nvidia AI chips to an investment vehicle could make the balance sheet more asset-light and help fund capital spending, but it also underscores the scale of Amazon’s AI infrastructure costs and financing requirements. Amazon seeks to offload $8 billion of Nvidia chips
• Negative Sentiment: Investors face profitability and regulatory risks: Analysts questioned how much AWS earnings are distorted by unrealized Anthropic investment gains, while surging AI capital expenditures could pressure free cash flow. Potential tougher EU cloud rules, data-center opposition, warehouse labor actions and Prime-related settlement payments add further uncertainty. What Are Amazon Investors Paying for AWS Without Investment Gains?

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $251.52 on Monday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $2.71 trillion, a PE ratio of 20.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.45. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $196.00 and a 1 year high of $287.20. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $257.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $248.51.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 analyst estimates of $197.03 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.68 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 14,541 shares of the 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 17,794 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,609,713.64. This represents a 44.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Brian Olsavsky sold 6,172 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.31, for a total value of $1,606,633.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 109,207 shares in the company, valued at $28,427,674.17. The trade was a 5.35% 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 have sold a total of 70,589 shares of company stock worth $18,329,015 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 8.90% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on AMZN. Telsey Advisory Group set a $335.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $335.00 price target (up from $330.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Mizuho set a $330.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $320.00 price target (down from $330.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Fifty-six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $321.63.

Amazon.com Profile

Amazon.com, Inc is a global technology and commerce company that operates online marketplaces, physical stores, and a broad portfolio of digital and cloud-based services. The company offers consumer products across categories such as electronics, household goods, apparel, groceries, and entertainment, while also providing third-party sellers with tools for listing, selling, and fulfilling orders.

Amazon's major businesses include Amazon Web Services (AWS), which provides cloud computing, storage, database, analytics, and artificial intelligence services; Prime, a membership program that includes shipping, streaming, and other benefits; and digital entertainment services such as Prime Video, Amazon Music, Kindle, and Audible.

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