Udine Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 7.9% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 27,868 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,032 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up approximately 2.7% of Udine Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Udine Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $6,642,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Red Crane Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.3% during the first quarter. Red Crane Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,663 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $346,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 0.7% in the first quarter. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,509 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,147,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Sfam LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 3.4% in the first quarter. Sfam LLC now owns 1,224 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. increased its position 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 valued at $251,000 after buying an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CoreFirst Bank & Trust increased its position 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 valued at $754,000 after buying an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
More Amazon.com News
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AWS demand remains a major bullish factor. Anthropic reportedly committed to spend more than $100 billion on AWS over 10 years, potentially representing about one-fifth of Amazon’s contracted cloud backlog. Amazon also recently reported strong quarterly growth, with revenue up 19.6% year over year and EPS substantially above expectations. Anthropic AWS contract article
- Positive Sentiment: Valuation appears more attractive to some investors. Commentary highlighted Amazon’s roughly 21 P/E ratio, below the premium multiples historically assigned to the company and below some large retail peers. However, the appeal is tempered by Amazon’s aggressive AI infrastructure spending. Amazon valuation article
- Neutral Sentiment: AI investment and policy risks remain in focus. Amazon is reportedly on track for approximately $220 billion in capital expenditures this year, up from $132 billion in 2025, raising questions about free cash flow and returns. Separately, proposed restrictions on advanced AI and the Pentagon’s continued concerns about Anthropic could affect AWS-related opportunities, although the near-term financial impact is uncertain. AI policy article
- Negative Sentiment: The Miami crash is the dominant near-term overhang. An Amazon-branded Boeing 767-300 operated by contractor 21 Air overran the runway by about 1,300 feet, struck vehicles and airport equipment, and came to rest near a Tesla vehicle facility. Five people died and others were injured. The FAA and NTSB are investigating aircraft speed, runway safeguards and operational oversight; potential liability, reputational damage and tighter scrutiny of Amazon Air could weigh on sentiment, although the affected aircraft represents only a small portion of Amazon’s roughly 250-flight air network. NTSB Miami crash update
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Amazon.com Price Performance
AMZN stock opened at $258.51 on Tuesday. 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 $2.79 trillion, a P/E ratio of 20.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.44. The business has a 50-day moving average of $254.51 and a 200-day moving average of $243.04. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.00 and a fifty-two week 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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $197.03 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.68 earnings per share. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research firms have weighed in on AMZN. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. KeyCorp raised their price target on Amazon.com from $335.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $375.00 price objective (up from $335.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $320.00 target price (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 assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $323.26.
Amazon.com Company 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.
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