Paradigm Capital Management LLC NV Takes Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Paradigm Capital Management LLC NV acquired 5,914 Amazon shares worth approximately $1.41 million in the second quarter, making Amazon its 23rd-largest holding. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 72.2% of Amazon’s stock.
• Amazon reported strong quarterly results, with earnings of $5.75 per share versus a $1.82 consensus estimate and revenue of $200.61 billion, up 19.6% year over year.
• Analysts remain bullish, with 56 Buy ratings and three Holds; the stock carries a “Moderate Buy” consensus and an average price target of $321.19 versus a recent price near $258.45.

Paradigm Capital Management LLC NV purchased a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 5,914 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $1,410,000. Amazon.com makes up approximately 1.2% of Paradigm Capital Management LLC NV's portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest holding.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of AMZN. Silvant Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at about $60,065,000. Northstar Financial Companies Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth about $3,376,000. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in 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 buying an additional 5,125 shares during the period. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. raised its position 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 buying an additional 5,104 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,261,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Trading Up 1.9%

AMZN opened at $258.45 on Tuesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.00 and a fifty-two week high of $287.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.79 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.79, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.44. The company's 50 day moving average price is $256.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $246.21.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $3.93. The firm had revenue of $200.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $197.03 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 18.00%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.68 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.01 earnings per share for the current year.

Amazon.com News Summary

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 Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.77, for a total value of $254,770.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 475,681 shares in the company, valued at approximately $121,189,248.37. The trade was a 0.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total value of $5,180,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,235,766 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $579,085,751.66. The trade was 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 valued at $18,568,785 over the last ninety days. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Raymond James Financial reissued 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. Monness Crespi & Hardt upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $315.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities began coverage on Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $335.00 price objective on the stock. Fifty-six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target 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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