LDIC Inc. Acquires 5,559 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

LDIC Inc. lifted its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 10.2% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 60,069 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,559 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up about 9.7% of LDIC Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding. LDIC Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $14,966,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of AMZN. TOP Private Wealth LLC. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth $29,000. Bard Associates Inc. bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Atomic Invest LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 41.2% in the 2nd quarter. Atomic Invest LLC now owns 168 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at $68,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS and custom AI chips remain the main bullish catalysts. Amazon opened its Trainium chips to PyTorch developers, potentially making its lower-cost custom silicon more attractive and reducing reliance on Nvidia. AWS reportedly posted its fastest growth in 18 quarters, although investors are watching whether growth can justify the planned infrastructure spending. Amazon custom AI silicon article
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and institutional buying provide a positive backdrop. Morgan Stanley named Amazon a top pick and raised its price target, citing an underappreciated AWS runway. Egerton Capital also reportedly added 1.14 million shares, while ETFs bought AMZN during the latest reported period. Morgan Stanley Amazon target article
• Positive Sentiment: Retail and logistics trends remain encouraging. Amazon is gaining fresh-grocery market share, and Jefferies says warehouse automation and third-party delivery could improve long-term retail margins by reducing labor and wage-inflation exposure. Record holiday hiring also signals expectations for strong seasonal demand. Amazon logistics automation article
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s Germany expansion and data-center decisions have uncertain near-term financial effects. The company plans to invest more than €16 billion in Germany across AWS, AI, logistics and other operations, while abandoning a $427 million data-center project on George Washington University land and donating the property instead. These moves support long-term capacity but add execution and investment questions. Amazon Germany investment article
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy AI spending and power shortages are weighing on the investment case. Reports say billions of dollars of Nvidia systems are being stored because some Amazon data-center sites lack sufficient power. Combined with roughly $200 billion of planned capital spending and negative free cash flow, the issue raises concerns that AWS growth may not produce attractive returns quickly enough. Amazon Nvidia hardware and power shortages article
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and regulatory risks are increasing. Walmart is embracing AI-agent commerce after Amazon began blocking outside agents from purchasing on its platform. A proposed Senate bill could also eliminate subsidies and impose tax penalties on large AI-focused data centers, potentially increasing Amazon’s infrastructure costs. Walmart and Amazon AI agents article

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,258 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.77, for a total value of $2,404,950.66. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,699,926.30. This trade represents a 18.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Douglas Herrington sold 1,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $251.50, for a total transaction of $251,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 474,681 shares in the company, valued at approximately $119,382,271.50. This trade represents a 0.21% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 71,589 shares of company stock valued at $18,580,515 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on AMZN shares. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $365.00 price target (up from $330.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $390.00 price objective (up from $280.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 target price (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $320.00 target price (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Tigress Financial reissued a “buy” rating and set a $385.00 price target (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. Fifty-seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $322.53.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.1%

AMZN stock opened at $262.37 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.83 trillion, a P/E ratio of 21.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.45. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $196.00 and a 12 month high of $287.20. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $256.15 and its 200-day simple moving average is $253.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.87.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its 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. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 18.00% and a net margin of 17.44%. The firm had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $197.03 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.68 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.02 earnings per share for the current year.

Amazon.com Company Profile

Amazon.com, Inc is a global technology and e-commerce company founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994. Originally launched as an online bookstore, the company has expanded into a broad digital marketplace offering consumer products across numerous categories, including electronics, household goods, apparel, groceries and other merchandise. Amazon also sells products under its own brands and provides logistics, fulfillment and delivery services that support its retail operations and third-party sellers.

The company’s principal businesses include online and physical retail, Amazon Web Services (AWS), digital advertising, subscription services and consumer technology.