Stuart Investment Advisors Inc. Acquires Shares of 6,760 Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Stuart Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 6,760 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $1,611,000. Amazon.com comprises approximately 0.6% of Stuart Investment Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 7.5% in the 1st quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 73,085 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $15,221,000 after purchasing an additional 5,125 shares in the last quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. boosted its position in Amazon.com by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 303,862 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $63,285,000 after acquiring an additional 5,104 shares in the last quarter. Narwhal Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Narwhal Capital Management now owns 216,606 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $49,997,000 after acquiring an additional 4,854 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 21.0% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 24,653,228 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,690,463,000 after acquiring an additional 4,275,942 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Chip Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Blue Chip Partners LLC now owns 147,461 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $30,712,000 after acquiring an additional 2,583 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Price Performance

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $256.97 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $2.77 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.67, a PEG ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.44. 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’s fifty day moving average price is $254.88 and its 200 day moving average price is $243.41. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $196.00 and a 1 year high of $287.20.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by $3.93. The company had revenue of $200.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $197.03 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 18.00% and a net margin of 17.44%.The firm’s revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.68 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Amazon.com News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS expands its custom-chip strategy. Amazon and Qualcomm announced a multi-generation collaboration to develop customized AI data-center silicon, initially focused on AWS inference, along with optical-connectivity solutions of up to 1.6T. The agreement diversifies Amazon’s supply chain beyond Nvidia, Broadcom and its internally developed Trainium chips, while supporting AWS’s long-term AI infrastructure buildout. Qualcomm Announces Multi-Generational Product Collaboration with Amazon
• Positive Sentiment: Profitability remains a key investment argument. Commentary highlighted AWS’s roughly 39% operating margin and recent acceleration in cloud growth as reasons investors may view Amazon’s valuation as attractive, particularly with the stock trading near its 50-day moving average and below its recent high. Amazon’s AWS Operating Margin
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is preparing a sterling bond offering. The company has hired banks for its first sterling-denominated bond sale, apparently seeking additional funding sources for major AI and infrastructure investments. The move may improve financing flexibility, but it also underscores the scale of Amazon’s capital requirements. Amazon Hires Banks for First Sterling Bond Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Fatal Prime Air crash increases operational and reputational risk. Federal investigators are examining why a contractor-operated Boeing 767 cargo jet overshot the Miami runway by about 1,300 feet, killing five people. The investigation could bring additional scrutiny to Amazon Air’s contractor oversight, logistics practices and potential liability. Investigators Probe Amazon Cargo Plane Crash
• Negative Sentiment: Employment lawsuit adds legal and regulatory uncertainty. Four former warehouse workers allege Amazon discriminated against pregnant employees by penalizing medically necessary breaks and absences. The class-action complaint could create litigation costs and renewed scrutiny of warehouse labor policies. Amazon Sued for Allegedly Discriminating Against Pregnant Workers

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Andrew Jassy sold 20,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total transaction of $5,180,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,235,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $579,085,751.66. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Brian Olsavsky sold 6,172 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.31, for a total value of $1,606,633.32. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 109,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $28,427,674.17. This represents a 5.35% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 71,589 shares of company stock valued at $18,568,785. 8.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on AMZN. DA Davidson restated a “neutral” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $315.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Monness Crespi & Hardt boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $315.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Arete Research lifted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $301.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $323.26.

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.