Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC Acquires 3,633 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Vermillion & White Wealth Management acquired 3,633 Amazon shares worth approximately $816,000, making AMZN about 0.4% of its portfolio. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 72.2% of Amazon.
• Analyst sentiment remains positive: 56 analysts rate Amazon a Buy and three rate it Hold, with a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and a $321.19 price target. Recent quarterly results also exceeded expectations, with $5.75 adjusted EPS and $200.61 billion in revenue.
• Amazon’s growth outlook is centered on AWS and AI infrastructure, though investors face risks from heavy capital spending, possible AI overcapacity, increased India investment costs and insider stock sales.

Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 3,633 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $816,000. Amazon.com comprises approximately 0.4% of Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC's holdings, making the stock its 26th largest holding.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Henson Edgewater Management LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at about $10,895,000. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at about $211,009,000. Kimelman & Baird LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at about $64,876,000. 49 Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,523,000. Finally, Capasso Planning Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,139,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on AMZN. Pivotal Research reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $333.00 target price (up from $320.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $320.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and set a $315.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Oppenheimer reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Fifty-six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $321.19.

Amazon.com Stock Up 0.1%

AMZN stock opened at $249.67 on Friday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $2.69 trillion, a P/E ratio of 20.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.44. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.00 and a fifty-two week high of $287.20. The business has a 50-day moving average of $256.39 and a 200-day moving average of $246.96.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Andrew Jassy sold 20,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,235,766 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $579,085,751.66. This trade represents a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Douglas Herrington sold 6,362 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total transaction of $1,647,821.62. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 476,681 shares in the company, valued at $123,465,145.81. The trade was a 1.32% 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 71,589 shares of company stock valued at $18,568,785 in the last three months. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Amazon.com News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS and AI infrastructure remain the central bullish case. Analysts and commentators argue that Amazon’s roughly $200 billion 2026 capital-expenditure plan reflects substantial demand for AWS computing, custom chips and AI capacity. Amazon is also reportedly preparing to receive approximately $2.4 billion in backup-generator orders from Generac in 2027 and 2028, underscoring the scale of its data-center expansion. Amazon AI capital expenditures article Generac data-center orders article
• Positive Sentiment: Expansion of merchant services could broaden revenue beyond Amazon.com. New tools let sellers manage listings, inventory and orders across channels including Walmart, Shopify, TikTok and eBay. Amazon is also extending Prime delivery and fulfillment services to merchants’ own websites, potentially increasing third-party logistics revenue and seller dependence on its ecosystem. Amazon merchant services article
• Neutral Sentiment: Anthropic remains strategically important, but its infrastructure is becoming more diversified. Anthropic committed about $11.6 billion to an Akamai CPU agreement, which can be viewed as a setback for AWS. However, Amazon retains a major equity stake and an ongoing AWS relationship, limiting the immediate financial impact. Anthropic Akamai agreement article
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that AI spending may outpace monetization. Goldman Sachs estimates hyperscalers may need roughly $300 billion in additional AI revenue to justify their investments, while Michael Burry and Jefferies’ Chris Wood have warned of leverage, overcapacity and potential write-offs. Those concerns could pressure AMZN’s valuation despite strong AWS demand. Goldman Sachs AI spending article
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon’s $3 billion India quick-commerce investment adds near-term cost and execution risk while the company attempts to catch rivals with a relatively small market share. The decision to block Meta’s Muse shopping agent also risks diverting AI-driven purchases toward Shopify and other platforms. Amazon India investment article

Amazon.com 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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