Q Fund Management Hong Kong Ltd Purchases 2,970 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Q Fund Management Hong Kong Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 594.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,470 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,970 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises approximately 0.8% of Q Fund Management Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest position. Q Fund Management Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $865,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Silvant Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the second quarter worth approximately $60,065,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at $909,868,000. Northstar Financial Companies Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at $3,376,000. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 7.5% during 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 acquiring an additional 5,125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. boosted its stake in shares of 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 worth $63,285,000 after acquiring an additional 5,104 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMZN has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $350.00 target price (up from $335.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday. Telsey Advisory Group set a $335.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Truist Financial increased their price target on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $320.00 price objective (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Fifty-seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.53.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,258 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.77, for a total value of $2,404,950.66. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,699,926.30. This trade represents a 18.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 14,541 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.06, for a total transaction of $3,766,991.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 17,794 shares in the company, valued at $4,609,713.64. This trade represents a 44.97% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 71,589 shares of company stock worth $18,580,515 in the last three months. 8.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley named Amazon a top pick and raised its price target to $350 from $335. The firm expects AWS growth to accelerate to 47% in 2027 and cited cloud margins, Bedrock, agentic AI, advertising and robotics as additional catalysts. Amazon shares jump as Morgan Stanley calls AWS runway under-appreciated
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon plans to hire more than 300,000 U.S. seasonal, part-time and full-time workers—20% more than last year—signaling expectations for strong holiday shopping demand. It will also expand healthcare access for eligible seasonal employees beginning in 2027. Amazon Creates Over 300,000 New U.S. Jobs
• Positive Sentiment: AWS released TorchNeuron, which helps developers run existing PyTorch applications on Amazon’s Trainium chips with fewer code changes. The initiative could reduce reliance on Nvidia’s software ecosystem and improve Amazon’s long-term AI infrastructure economics. Amazon releases TorchNeuron
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon committed more than $17 billion to expand Germany operations, including AWS, AI infrastructure, logistics, satellite internet and Prime Video. The investment supports international growth but will require substantial capital. Amazon Germany investment
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is funding development of a proposed 960-megawatt Indiana small-modular-reactor project and would purchase its electricity if completed. The project could help address data-center power needs, but remains in the feasibility stage. Amazon Indiana nuclear project
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about Amazon’s roughly $220 billion 2026 capital-spending plan, negative free cash flow and reports that some Nvidia AI systems cannot yet be powered because of data-center constraints. Heavy spending must translate into AWS revenue and profit growth.
• Negative Sentiment: Walmart’s new membership bundle increases competition with Amazon Prime, while analysts question whether customers will understand or use the offering. Amazon’s rising advertising and seller-services revenue also raises concerns about pressure on merchants’ profitability.

Amazon.com Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $262.63 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $256.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $252.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.83 trillion, a P/E ratio of 21.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.45. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $196.00 and a 12-month high of $287.20. 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 (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 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 firm had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $197.03 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.68 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amazon.com Profile

Amazon.com, Inc is a global technology and e-commerce company founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994. Originally launched as an online bookstore, the company has expanded into a broad digital marketplace offering consumer products across numerous categories, including electronics, household goods, apparel, groceries and other merchandise. Amazon also sells products under its own brands and provides logistics, fulfillment and delivery services that support its retail operations and third-party sellers.

The company’s principal businesses include online and physical retail, Amazon Web Services (AWS), digital advertising, subscription services and consumer technology.