Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Stock Holdings Lifted by Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC

Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 27.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 178,994 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,683 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 2.0% of Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $37,279,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. PFG Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 176,888 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $36,840,000 after purchasing an additional 4,464 shares during the period. Baer Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 8.7% in the first quarter. Baer Investment Advisory LLC now owns 28,698 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $5,977,000 after buying an additional 2,285 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors grew its position in Amazon.com by 0.6% during the first quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 381,974 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $79,554,000 after buying an additional 2,443 shares during the period. Counterweight Ventures LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 2.5% during the first quarter. Counterweight Ventures LLC now owns 21,976 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $4,577,000 after buying an additional 537 shares during the period. Finally, Canal Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 4.2% during the first quarter. Canal Capital Management LLC now owns 47,465 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $9,886,000 after buying an additional 1,914 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Several commentators argue Amazon’s current valuation looks attractive after the sell-off, with its P/E near multi-year lows and earnings growth still intact. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Market coverage highlighted Amazon as one of the hyperscalers positioned to benefit as heavy AI capex eventually translates into stronger free cash flow, improving the long-term risk/reward profile. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s AI chip strategy drew attention, with a report suggesting Trainium and Inferentia could evolve into a broader external compute business, creating another growth avenue beyond AWS. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and media reports emphasized that Amazon Web Services revenue is accelerating, while AI demand and new business opportunities inside Amazon’s delivery network could support future growth. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage of Amazon joining a broader big-tech AI spending spree underscored the company’s scale and strategic importance, but also reminded investors that capex remains elevated and will pressure near-term free cash flow. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: One report framed Amazon as a “loser” in the AI infrastructure transfer, arguing hyperscalers are funding chipmakers’ growth while absorbing heavy cash burn themselves. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Investors also continued to digest Amazon’s plan to issue $25 billion in new debt to fund AI infrastructure, which may raise concerns about balance-sheet pressure and returns on investment. Article Title

Amazon.com Stock Performance

AMZN opened at $247.31 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $252.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $235.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The firm has a market cap of $2.66 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.58, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.46. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $196.00 and a 1-year high of $278.56.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $1.15. Amazon.com had a net margin of 12.22% and a return on equity of 19.92%. The firm had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.28 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.59 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 3,849 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total value of $1,000,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 78,654 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,450,040. This represents a 4.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing 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 Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total value of $7,562,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 471,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $129,624,275. This represents a 5.51% 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 175,274 shares of company stock worth $46,621,204 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have weighed in on AMZN shares. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $313.00 price target (up from $312.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. New Street Research boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Citizens Jmp reiterated a “market outperform” rating and set a $315.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Fifty-seven 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 currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $312.79.

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc is a diversified technology and retail company best known for its e-commerce marketplace and broad portfolio of consumer and enterprise services. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company launched as an online bookseller and expanded into a global retail platform that sells products directly to consumers and provides a marketplace for third-party sellers. Over time Amazon has grown beyond retail into areas including cloud computing, digital media, devices and logistics.

Key businesses and offerings include Amazon’s online marketplace and fulfillment services, the Amazon Prime membership program (which bundles expedited shipping with streaming and other benefits), Amazon Web Services (AWS) which supplies on-demand cloud computing and storage to businesses and public-sector customers, and a range of content and advertising services such as Prime Video and Amazon Advertising.