Osterweis Capital Management Inc. Makes New Investment in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased 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 Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 252,721 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $60,234,000. Amazon.com makes up approximately 2.8% of Osterweis Capital Management Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in AMZN. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its position in Amazon.com by 27,376.7% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 98,448,885 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $2,272,397,000 after buying an additional 98,090,585 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter worth $16,341,405,000. Amundi raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 14.1% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 61,400,503 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $12,787,883,000 after acquiring an additional 7,590,952 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 59,604,857 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $13,757,993,000 after acquiring an additional 1,879,630 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at $12,831,376,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Trading Down 1.3%

AMZN opened at $254.98 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $2.75 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.44. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.00 and a 52 week high of $287.20. The business's 50 day moving average is $256.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $246.48. 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 (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $200.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $197.03 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 18.00% and a net margin of 17.44%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.68 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.01 EPS for the current year.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon signed a Generac supply agreement worth up to $8 billion for backup generators, including approximately $2.4 billion of expected orders in 2027–2028 and warrants for Amazon. The deal highlights strong AWS data-center demand and addresses electricity constraints that could otherwise slow AI expansion. Amazon's Generac power deal
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding AI-powered logistics, including smart glasses for more than 20,000 delivery drivers by 2027. The company also plans an additional $1.9 billion investment in its Delivery Service Partner program, targeting better safety, routing and delivery efficiency. Amazon delivery investment
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon blocked Meta’s Muse shopping agent, citing unauthorized access, failure to identify itself and concerns involving customer credentials and data. The move protects Amazon’s control over customer relationships, checkout and marketplace data, but could cause it to lose orders initiated by outside AI agents as agentic commerce develops. Amazon and Meta Muse dispute
• Negative Sentiment: Shopify’s shares rallied after Meta enabled Muse to browse Shopify-powered stores and complete purchases through Shop Pay, while Amazon remained excluded. Investors may view this as a competitive advantage for Shopify and a potential threat to Amazon’s influence over future AI-driven shopping. Shopify and Meta Muse integration
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon’s planned AI buildout—estimated at roughly $220 billion in capital spending—continues to raise concerns about cash flow, returns on investment and possible AWS margin pressure. Higher labor costs, including a $1 increase in eligible U.S. warehouse starting pay, add to near-term expense pressure. Amazon wage investment
• Negative Sentiment: A U.S. financial disclosure showed sales of between $5 million and $25 million of Amazon stock by President Donald Trump in July. The transaction is historical and does not change Amazon’s fundamentals, but the disclosure may add short-term selling sentiment. Trump Amazon stock sale disclosure

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,362 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total transaction of $1,647,821.62. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 476,681 shares in the company, valued at approximately $123,465,145.81. The trade was a 1.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,000 shares of the firm'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 $5,180,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer 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 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 three months. Company insiders own 8.90% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on AMZN shares. Wells Fargo & Company restated an "overweight" rating and set a $338.00 price target (up from $328.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and set a $335.00 target price (up from $330.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Wedbush raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $293.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Pivotal Research reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $333.00 price target (up from $320.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Benchmark boosted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $370.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Fifty-six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $321.19.

Amazon.com Company 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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