Montchanin Asset Management LLC Acquires Shares of 4,855 Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Montchanin Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 4,855 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $1,011,000. Amazon.com makes up about 1.0% of Montchanin Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in AMZN. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 5,125 shares in the last quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. grew its position in Amazon.com by 1.7% during the first quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 303,862 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $63,285,000 after acquiring an additional 5,104 shares during the last quarter. Narwhal Capital Management grew its position in Amazon.com by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Narwhal Capital Management now owns 216,606 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $49,997,000 after acquiring an additional 4,854 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 21.0% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 24,653,228 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $5,690,463,000 after acquiring an additional 4,275,942 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Weaver Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 13.6% during the fourth quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 39,264 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $9,063,000 after acquiring an additional 4,713 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS remains the primary bullish catalyst. Amazon reportedly raised its 2026 capital-expenditure forecast to approximately $220 billion from $200 billion as cloud demand accelerates; AWS revenue grew 36.7% year over year to $42.2 billion, while its backlog reached $496 billion. Much of Amazon’s 2027 cloud capacity is already committed, improving visibility into future growth. Amazon Stock Eyes AWS Growth as Spending Plan Expands
• Positive Sentiment: Two OpenAI cybersecurity models, Daybreak Red and Daybreak Blue, launched on Amazon Bedrock, with AWS security teams already using them to identify vulnerabilities. The announcement reinforces the investment case for Bedrock and AWS as enterprise AI adoption expands. Amazon Is Powering OpenAI’s Cyber Models
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon expanded its delivery Locker network to more than 750 locations across over 500 U.S. college campuses. The initiative could support convenience and customer engagement, although its near-term financial effect is likely limited. Amazon Expands Locker Pickup to U.S. Colleges
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are increasingly focused on whether the $220 billion AI spending program will generate adequate returns. The sharp increase from $132 billion in 2025 raises depreciation, financing, and execution risks, particularly if AI demand or monetization slows. Amazon Raises 2026 AI Spending
• Negative Sentiment: Twitch confirmed that Amazon will use livestream content to train AI models by default unless creators opt out. The policy has triggered backlash from streamers and could create reputational, creator-retention, and regulatory risks. Amazon Will Train on Twitch Content by Default
• Negative Sentiment: New York City lawmakers are backing legislation that would require large delivery operators to directly employ couriers rather than rely on subcontractors. Amazon warns the proposal could put more than 5,000 jobs at risk and increase delivery costs. Mamdani Takes on Amazon Over Delivery Workers
• Negative Sentiment: Broader market pressure also weighed on AMZN as investors rotated away from high-valued technology shares and awaited inflation data. Recent insider and founder selling, including Jeff Bezos’ large planned sale, may add sentiment pressure, although the transactions were reportedly made under prearranged trading plans.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,270 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.53, for a total transaction of $2,489,273.10. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $11,060,750.70. The trade was a 18.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $278.39, for a total value of $278,390.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 483,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $134,609,081.53. The trade was a 0.21% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 77,867 shares of company stock valued at $20,532,092 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on AMZN. New Street Research upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $320.00 target price (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $330.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Pivotal Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $333.00 price objective (up from $320.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.56.

Amazon.com Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of AMZN opened at $267.28 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.88 trillion, a P/E ratio of 21.50, a PEG ratio of 1.81 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 $247.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $238.30.

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.

Amazon.com 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.