Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Stock Holdings Cut by Hyperion Asset Management Ltd

Hyperion Asset Management Ltd reduced its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 16.9% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,227,545 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 250,470 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up 7.8% of Hyperion Asset Management Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Hyperion Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $292,573,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS and AI remain the main catalyst. AWS growth of roughly 37% in the latest quarter, along with AI-related demand from customers including Anthropic and OpenAI, is driving optimism that cloud revenue could reach $222 billion in 2027—well above consensus. Citizens reiterated a Market Outperform rating with a $315 price target, while other analysts’ targets remain substantially above the current valuation. Amazon Stock is Trending Higher: What’s Going On Today?
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding future logistics businesses. Prime Air plans to reach nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by year-end, though regulatory approval for beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations is still needed. Separately, Zoox has begun offering autonomous rides in San Francisco, increasing Amazon’s exposure to the robotaxi market. Amazon’s Drone Bet Is Getting Serious
• Positive Sentiment: Valuation and investor support are helping sentiment. Several reports characterize AMZN as relatively inexpensive compared with its growth prospects, while Stanley Druckenmiller and David Tepper increased or held significant positions in the company during the second quarter. David Tepper’s Amazon Position
• Neutral Sentiment: Automation could improve long-term margins. Project Tetromino reportedly aims to create highly automated delivery stations, with more than $530 million of planned investment by 2029. The project could reduce fulfillment costs, but it also adds execution and spending risk. Amazon’s Tetromino Project
• Negative Sentiment: Higher costs are a key risk. Amazon raised prices on Echo, Fire TV, Kindle and eero devices by as much as 60%, citing a memory shortage. The move may protect hardware margins but could reduce demand and hurt competitiveness. Amazon Hikes Hardware Prices
• Negative Sentiment: AI investment is pressuring cash flow. Amazon’s aggressive infrastructure spending—including a reported $220 billion 2026 capital-expenditure target—has contributed to negative free cash flow despite stronger operating cash flow. Shares also remain exposed to technology-sector volatility, a Twitch-related AI lawsuit and sustained insider selling.

Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN stock opened at $262.07 on Tuesday. 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, Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.00 and a 52 week high of $287.20. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $250.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $239.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.83 trillion, a P/E ratio of 21.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.45.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) 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. The company had revenue of $200.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $197.03 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 18.00%. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.68 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 3,741 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $262.76, for a total value of $982,985.16. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 467,138 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $122,745,180.88. This represents a 0.79% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders sold 6,741 shares of company stock worth $1,767,335. Insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMZN has been the topic of several analyst reports. Robert W. Baird set a $310.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Bank of America boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 price objective (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.39.

Amazon.com Profile

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.