Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Stock Acquired by SC&H Financial Advisors Inc.

SC&H Financial Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 33.7% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 8,421 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,124 shares during the quarter. SC&H Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,098,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Trust Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Amazon.com by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 107,563 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 3,414 shares during the period. TOP Private Wealth LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter worth $29,000. Bard Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter worth $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Atomic Invest LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 41.2% in the second quarter. Atomic Invest LLC now owns 168 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMZN has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Zacks Research lowered Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 14th. Telsey Advisory Group set a $335.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Amazon.com from $330.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Phillip Securities lowered Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Fifty-seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $322.53.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $262.37 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $256.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $253.04. The company has a market cap of $2.83 trillion, a P/E ratio of 21.11, a PEG 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.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $200.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $197.03 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 18.00% and a net margin of 17.44%. Amazon.com’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.68 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,258 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.77, for a total transaction of $2,404,950.66. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,699,926.30. This trade represents a 18.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,343 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total value of $606,860.43. Following the sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $31,024,217.80. The trade was a 1.92% 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. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 71,589 shares of company stock worth $18,580,515. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS and custom AI chips remain the main bullish catalysts. Amazon opened its Trainium chips to PyTorch developers, potentially making its lower-cost custom silicon more attractive and reducing reliance on Nvidia. AWS reportedly posted its fastest growth in 18 quarters, although investors are watching whether growth can justify the planned infrastructure spending. Amazon custom AI silicon article
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and institutional buying provide a positive backdrop. Morgan Stanley named Amazon a top pick and raised its price target, citing an underappreciated AWS runway. Egerton Capital also reportedly added 1.14 million shares, while ETFs bought AMZN during the latest reported period. Morgan Stanley Amazon target article
• Positive Sentiment: Retail and logistics trends remain encouraging. Amazon is gaining fresh-grocery market share, and Jefferies says warehouse automation and third-party delivery could improve long-term retail margins by reducing labor and wage-inflation exposure. Record holiday hiring also signals expectations for strong seasonal demand. Amazon logistics automation article
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s Germany expansion and data-center decisions have uncertain near-term financial effects. The company plans to invest more than €16 billion in Germany across AWS, AI, logistics and other operations, while abandoning a $427 million data-center project on George Washington University land and donating the property instead. These moves support long-term capacity but add execution and investment questions. Amazon Germany investment article
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy AI spending and power shortages are weighing on the investment case. Reports say billions of dollars of Nvidia systems are being stored because some Amazon data-center sites lack sufficient power. Combined with roughly $200 billion of planned capital spending and negative free cash flow, the issue raises concerns that AWS growth may not produce attractive returns quickly enough. Amazon Nvidia hardware and power shortages article
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and regulatory risks are increasing. Walmart is embracing AI-agent commerce after Amazon began blocking outside agents from purchasing on its platform. A proposed Senate bill could also eliminate subsidies and impose tax penalties on large AI-focused data centers, potentially increasing Amazon’s infrastructure costs. Walmart and Amazon AI agents article

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.