Tema ETFs LLC Increases Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Tema ETFs LLC boosted its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 10.8% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 82,033 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,975 shares during the period. Tema ETFs LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $19,552,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,868,735,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 27,376.7% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 98,448,885 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,272,397,000 after acquiring an additional 98,090,585 shares during the last quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 20,598.0% in the 4th quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 87,982,814 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $20,308,193,000 after acquiring an additional 87,557,736 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at $11,674,091,000. Finally, Cardano Risk Management B.V. boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 879.4% in the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 27,862,400 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,431,199,000 after purchasing an additional 25,017,588 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of AMZN opened at $262.07 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.83 trillion, a P/E ratio of 21.08, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.45. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.00 and a twelve 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. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $250.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $239.48.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on AMZN. Phillip Securities cut shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Pivotal Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $333.00 price target (up from $320.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $320.00 price objective (down from $330.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. One 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.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $322.39.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS and AI remain the main catalyst. AWS growth of roughly 37% in the latest quarter, along with AI-related demand from customers including Anthropic and OpenAI, is driving optimism that cloud revenue could reach $222 billion in 2027—well above consensus. Citizens reiterated a Market Outperform rating with a $315 price target, while other analysts’ targets remain substantially above the current valuation. Amazon Stock is Trending Higher: What’s Going On Today?
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding future logistics businesses. Prime Air plans to reach nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by year-end, though regulatory approval for beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations is still needed. Separately, Zoox has begun offering autonomous rides in San Francisco, increasing Amazon’s exposure to the robotaxi market. Amazon’s Drone Bet Is Getting Serious
• Positive Sentiment: Valuation and investor support are helping sentiment. Several reports characterize AMZN as relatively inexpensive compared with its growth prospects, while Stanley Druckenmiller and David Tepper increased or held significant positions in the company during the second quarter. David Tepper’s Amazon Position
• Neutral Sentiment: Automation could improve long-term margins. Project Tetromino reportedly aims to create highly automated delivery stations, with more than $530 million of planned investment by 2029. The project could reduce fulfillment costs, but it also adds execution and spending risk. Amazon’s Tetromino Project
• Negative Sentiment: Higher costs are a key risk. Amazon raised prices on Echo, Fire TV, Kindle and eero devices by as much as 60%, citing a memory shortage. The move may protect hardware margins but could reduce demand and hurt competitiveness. Amazon Hikes Hardware Prices
• Negative Sentiment: AI investment is pressuring cash flow. Amazon’s aggressive infrastructure spending—including a reported $220 billion 2026 capital-expenditure target—has contributed to negative free cash flow despite stronger operating cash flow. Shares also remain exposed to technology-sector volatility, a Twitch-related AI lawsuit and sustained insider selling.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 3,741 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $262.76, for a total transaction of $982,985.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 467,138 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $122,745,180.88. This represents a 0.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 6,741 shares of company stock worth $1,767,335. 8.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Amazon.com Company Profile

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.