Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN is Sarasin & Partners LLP’s 5th Largest Position

Sarasin & Partners LLP lowered its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 1,918,208 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 19,647 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises 5.4% of Sarasin & Partners LLP’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Sarasin & Partners LLP’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $457,186,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 10.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $885,478,000 after buying an additional 397,007 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,495,000 after acquiring an additional 986 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $442,481,000 after acquiring an additional 54,987 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE grew its stake in Amazon.com by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,357,000 after acquiring an additional 1,518 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,153,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bullish AWS outlook: Morgan Stanley reiterated its bullish view and said AWS could eventually become a $1 trillion annual-revenue business if Amazon successfully converts AI capacity into durable cloud demand. The firm maintained a $335 price target. Amazon’s $500 Bull Case Puts AWS Under Massive Pressure
• Positive Sentiment: Expanded data-center investment: Amazon raised its planned Louisiana investment to approximately $18 billion and added a third campus. Securing power, water and transmission capacity could support AWS expansion and AI workloads, although it will increase near-term capital requirements. Amazon Raises Louisiana Investment To $18 Billion, Adds Third Data Center Campus
• Positive Sentiment: AI and retail initiatives: Amazon’s conversational shopping tools and AI-powered advertising are reported to be increasing product discovery, advertiser returns and retail volumes. These efforts could strengthen both e-commerce monetization and AWS demand. Amazon Thinks AI Is About to Change the Way We Shop
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional support and logistics expansion: Baupost, Coatue and Appaloosa added to Amazon positions, while Third Point’s 10% reduction appeared to be a modest rebalance rather than a full exit. Amazon also holds warrants representing about 12% of Einride, which is expanding its electric freight network with 500 Tesla Semi trucks. A Star Investor Just Trimmed Amazon
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed hedge-fund signals: Q2 filings showed major investors making sharply different moves, including sizable purchases by Viking and Druckenmiller’s Duquesne alongside reductions by Bridgewater and others. The filings support interest in AMZN but do not establish a uniform institutional view. Amazon Sees Heavy Hedge Fund Activity in Q2
• Negative Sentiment: AI spending and financing concerns: Amazon is part of a broader hyperscaler borrowing surge to fund AI infrastructure, while analysts warn that elevated capital expenditures could depress free cash flow and raise depreciation expenses before returns are proven. Rival CoreWeave also highlights the risk that some high-margin AI workloads may bypass AWS.
• Negative Sentiment: Project and regulatory risks: A proposed $10 billion Houston data-center campus faces scrutiny over secrecy and tightening Texas rules. Separately, concerns about emissions from gas plants supporting AI data centers could increase regulatory and reputational pressure. Amazon’s $10B Houston Data Center Project Hits Snags

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $259.45 on Wednesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $196.00 and a 52-week high of $287.20. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $248.53 and a 200 day moving average of $238.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.80 trillion, a PE ratio of 20.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.03.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $197.03 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.68 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Amazon.com news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,363 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $262.38, for a total transaction of $620,003.94. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at $31,427,876.40. This trade represents a 1.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 15,467 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.40, for a total transaction of $4,074,007.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 14,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,729,480.60. The trade was a 52.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 three months, insiders sold 62,650 shares of company stock worth $16,535,457. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on AMZN shares. Monness Crespi & Hardt increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $315.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $390.00 price target (up from $280.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $335.00 target price (up from $330.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.56.

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.