Second Line Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 10.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,359 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,430 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises 1.2% of Second Line Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Second Line Capital LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $5,568,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.1% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 849,721,601 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $186,420,422,000 after buying an additional 17,447,045 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 381,681,441 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $83,805,794,000 after acquiring an additional 7,584,156 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 216,717,657 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $47,332,625,000 after acquiring an additional 3,721,658 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,438,011,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in Amazon.com by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,379,134 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $18,527,354,000 after acquiring an additional 302,858 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Amazon.com Stock Up 1.6%
AMZN stock opened at $215.20 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $2.31 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $221.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $226.43. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of analysts have commented on the company. Monness Crespi & Hardt decreased their price objective on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. New Street Research lowered their price objective on Amazon.com from $350.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $250.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $260.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $286.93.
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Insider Activity at Amazon.com
In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total transaction of $3,642,860.22. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,930,094.10. This represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total value of $554,900.50. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,662,702. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.
Key Amazon.com News
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: OpenAI–AWS government deal expands AWS addressable market — reports say OpenAI will sell access to its models to U.S. federal agencies via AWS (covers classified and unclassified work), which could accelerate high‑margin cloud revenue and strengthen AWS’s government pipeline. OpenAI to sell AI to US agencies through Amazon cloud unit, the Information reports
- Positive Sentiment: CEO says AI could double AWS revenue to $600B by 2036 — Andy Jassy’s projection positions AWS as a multi‑hundred‑billion‑dollar growth engine driven by AI workloads, supporting investor expectations for aggressive capex and monetization of AI services. Exclusive: Amazon CEO sees AI doubling his prior AWS sales projections to $600 billion by 2036
- Positive Sentiment: 1‑hour and 3‑hour delivery rollout targets faster same‑day commerce and fee revenue — Amazon expanded ultrafast paid delivery into many U.S. cities to compete with Walmart and quick‑commerce players; this can drive higher-frequency orders and new margin via fees. Amazon launches 1-hour shipping in US cities to challenge Walmart
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts stay constructive — recent analyst commentary and target increases (Needham, Wolfe Research and others) highlight upside based on AWS/AI momentum and retail recovery, supporting buyside interest. This Is The Cheapest Magnificent 7 Stock and the Best One to Buy Now, Says Top Analyst
- Neutral Sentiment: Appeals court pauses lower‑court order blocking Perplexity AI agents from visiting Amazon — legal uncertainty around AI scraping/agents is temporarily resolved, but the longer‑term policy and business impact for AMZN’s marketplace and traffic is unclear. Court Blocks Amazon Ban on Perplexity AI Agents
- Neutral Sentiment: Large bond issuance and revised hyperscaler debt forecasts — Amazon’s recent multi‑tranche bond activity and analysts’ revised expectations signal heavy capex funding for AI/data centers; seen as growth investment but increases leverage in the sector. Analysts revise AI hyperscaler debt forecasts after Amazon bond sale
- Negative Sentiment: Report: Amazon plans a drastic cut in packages sent through the U.S. Postal Service — a move to reallocate volume could lower logistics costs long‑term but risks transitional expense, regulatory scrutiny and vendor relations that could create near‑term volatility. Amazon plans drastic cut in packages it sends through post office, WSJ reports
- Negative Sentiment: Operational headwinds — articles report internal AI tools that are underperforming and a string of outages; those issues raise execution risk for productivity initiatives and could weigh on near‑term margins or customer experience. Inside Amazon: AI That’s Supposed to Boost Productivity Is Backfiring
About Amazon.com
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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