Quantum Financial Advisors LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Quantum Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 38.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 23,131 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,456 shares during the quarter. Quantum Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $5,513,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. MilWealth Group LLC lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 79.0% during the 4th quarter. MilWealth Group LLC now owns 179 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at about $45,000. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 900.0% during the 4th quarter. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership now owns 200 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 95.6% during the fourth quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 221 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the period. Finally, Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 87.7% during the fourth quarter. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. now owns 229 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Prime Air expansion: Amazon plans to expand drone delivery to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026, roughly six times its current footprint. Deliveries could arrive in as little as 30 minutes for packages weighing up to five pounds. The move reinforces Amazon’s delivery advantage and supports efforts to compete with Walmart, FedEx and other logistics providers. Amazon to expand drone service to nearly 500 cities
• Positive Sentiment: AWS and AI momentum: AWS revenue reportedly grew 37% year over year to $42.2 billion in the latest quarter, its fastest growth in 18 quarters. Amazon also said its AWS AI business surpassed a $25 billion annualized revenue run rate, strengthening the case that AI workloads are accelerating cloud growth and could improve long-term earnings. Amazon’s AI business passed a $25 billion run rate
• Positive Sentiment: Infrastructure investment: Amazon increased its planned investment in a northwest Louisiana data-center campus from $12 billion to approximately $18 billion, signaling sustained demand for AWS capacity and allowing the company to secure power and water infrastructure in advance of regional grid constraints. Amazon Plugs $18B Into the Southern Power Grid
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Wall Street’s average price target implies substantial potential upside, with analysts citing improving earnings estimates and AWS reacceleration. Wall Street analysts think Amazon could surge
• Neutral Sentiment: Alexa+ availability: Amazon made its AI-powered Alexa+ available at no additional cost to Fire TV users without requiring Prime membership. The broader user base could support future engagement and monetization, although the immediate financial impact is unclear. Amazon makes Alexa+ free on Fire TV
• Negative Sentiment: Capital-spending risks: The rapid data-center and AI buildout may pressure free cash flow, depreciation and returns. AWS also faces rising competition from other cloud providers and specialized AI infrastructure companies.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider transaction: CEO Douglas Herrington sold 3,741 shares worth approximately $983,000 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The sale reduced his holdings by only 0.79%, making it a limited bearish signal. SEC insider transaction filing

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMZN has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Pivotal Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $333.00 target price (up from $320.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 target price (up from $335.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt boosted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $315.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $322.56.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,270 shares of the firm’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 sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $11,060,750.70. This trade represents a 18.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 3,741 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $262.76, for a total value of $982,985.16. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 467,138 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $122,745,180.88. This trade represents a 0.79% 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 have sold a total of 16,011 shares of company stock valued at $4,256,608 over the last ninety days. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Amazon.com Trading Up 2.5%

Shares of AMZN opened at $265.84 on Thursday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $196.00 and a 1-year high of $287.20. The company has a market capitalization of $2.87 trillion, a P/E ratio of 21.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $249.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $239.06.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by $3.93. The business had revenue of $200.61 billion during 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.68 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.