Vantage Point Financial LLC Makes New $2.82 Million Investment in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Vantage Point Financial LLC initiated a $2.82 million Amazon position by purchasing 11,841 shares in the second quarter, making Amazon 0.9% of its portfolio. Institutional investors collectively own 72.2% of Amazon’s stock.
• Amazon reported strong quarterly results, with $5.75 in earnings per share and $200.61 billion in revenue, exceeding analyst estimates; revenue increased 19.6% year over year. Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating with an average price target of $321.19.
• AWS and AI growth are major potential catalysts, but rising delivery and labor costs, macroeconomic pressure, sustainability concerns, and a dispute with Meta over AI shopping agents present risks. Corporate insiders have also sold shares worth approximately $18.6 million over the past 90 days.

Vantage Point Financial LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 11,841 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $2,822,000. Amazon.com comprises 0.9% of Vantage Point Financial LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Red Crane Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Red Crane Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,663 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $346,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 0.7% during the first quarter. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,509 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $1,147,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. Sfam LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. Sfam LLC now owns 1,224 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $255,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. now owns 1,206 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $251,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CoreFirst Bank & Trust grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. CoreFirst Bank & Trust now owns 3,620 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $754,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $249.27 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.69 trillion, a PE ratio of 20.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.44. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $256.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $246.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.87. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $196.00 and a 1-year high of $287.20.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. Amazon.com had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 18.00%. The company had revenue of $200.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $197.03 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.68 earnings per share. Amazon.com's quarterly revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on AMZN shares. Rosenblatt Securities started coverage on Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $335.00 price objective for the company. Citizens Jmp reissued a "market outperform" rating and set a $315.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Wedbush boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $293.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group set a $200.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, September 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $338.00 price objective (up from $328.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. Fifty-six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $321.19.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AI and cloud growth remain major potential catalysts. Amazon Web Services reportedly has a $496 billion backlog and a cloud operating margin near 39%, while the company launched agentic AI tools to automate listings, inventory management and other tasks for third-party sellers. These developments reinforce the investment case that AWS and AI can drive long-term earnings growth. Amazon rolls out new agentic AI for third-party sellers
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding higher-value advertising and commerce services. A deeper Best Buy Fire TV agreement will use Amazon Ads technology across Insignia televisions, potentially increasing connected-TV advertising revenue. Amazon also expanded its U.K. partnership with Affirm and its pickup network to nearly 30,000 locations, supporting customer convenience and transaction growth. Best Buy, Amazon Deepen Fire TV Alliance
• Neutral Sentiment: Anthropic’s potential $2 trillion IPO could benefit Amazon. Amazon is an Anthropic backer and could gain from the value of its investment and increased demand for AWS infrastructure, although the timing, valuation and eventual financial benefit remain uncertain. Alphabet vs. Amazon: Which Anthropic Backer Will Benefit More?
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon’s dispute with Meta over the Muse shopping agent creates strategic risk. Amazon blocked Meta’s rapidly adopted AI agent from accessing its marketplace, protecting control over customer data and checkout but potentially allowing rivals such as Shopify to capture agent-driven commerce. The standoff also raises questions about future rules for automated shopping. Meta's standoff with Amazon over Muse
• Negative Sentiment: Rising labor and delivery spending may weigh on margins. Amazon plans to invest $1.9 billion in its Delivery Service Partner program and is rehiring former employees for AI and cloud roles. Higher wages and staffing costs could pressure near-term profitability even if they support capacity and growth. Amazon puts another $1.9 billion into its delivery network
• Negative Sentiment: Sustainability execution is an investor concern. Amazon’s chief sustainability officer said the company does not yet know how it will achieve its 2040 net-zero carbon target, raising reputational and regulatory risks. Amazon's net-zero carbon challenge
• Negative Sentiment: Macro conditions amplified the selling pressure. Amazon was among the large technology stocks weighing on a weaker market as Treasury yields and oil prices rose, increasing valuation pressure on growth-oriented companies.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas Herrington sold 6,362 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total value of $1,647,821.62. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 476,681 shares in the company, valued at $123,465,145.81. This trade represents a 1.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,258 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Monday, August 24th. The stock was 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,699,926.30. This trade represents a 18.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 71,589 shares of company stock worth $18,568,785 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 8.90% of the company's stock.

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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