Sivia Capital Partners LLC Acquires 6,443 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 11.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 65,158 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,443 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up approximately 1.9% of Sivia Capital Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Sivia Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $15,530,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 7.5% in 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 acquiring an additional 5,125 shares during the last quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.7% in 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 buying an additional 5,104 shares during the period. Narwhal Capital Management increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Narwhal Capital Management now owns 216,606 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $49,997,000 after purchasing an additional 4,854 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings 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 buying an additional 4,275,942 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Chip Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.8% in the first quarter. Blue Chip Partners LLC now owns 147,461 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $30,712,000 after purchasing an additional 2,583 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

AMZN opened at $258.51 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $254.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $242.33. The company has a market capitalization of $2.79 trillion, a PE ratio of 20.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.44. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $196.00 and a 1 year high of $287.20. 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 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. Amazon.com had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 18.00%. The business had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $197.03 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.68 earnings per share. Amazon.com’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 14,541 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.06, for a total transaction of $3,766,991.46. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 17,794 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,609,713.64. This represents a 44.97% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,258 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders sold 71,589 shares of company stock worth $18,568,785. Corporate insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on AMZN shares. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 14th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $338.00 target price (up from $328.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 target price (up from $340.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $323.26.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AI and AWS remain the key growth drivers. Recent coverage highlights accelerating AWS growth, Amazon’s planned purchase of roughly 2 million Nvidia GPUs and approximately $200 billion in 2026 AI-infrastructure investment. These initiatives could support cloud revenue, advertising and future operating leverage, although they require substantial near-term capital spending. Amazon and Nvidia AI infrastructure article
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding its strategic infrastructure and logistics footprint. A multiyear, multibillion-dollar Corning agreement will provide optical-fiber and connectivity products for data centers, while Amazon expects its own delivery network to handle nearly 90% of U.S. packages by 2029. Both developments could improve capacity, efficiency and control over fulfillment costs. Amazon Corning fiber agreement
• Positive Sentiment: Zoox reached another commercialization milestone. Amazon’s autonomous-vehicle unit expanded paid robotaxi service to Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport, broadening a potential future growth platform beyond e-commerce and cloud computing. Zoox Las Vegas airport expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: High spending is creating both opportunity and valuation risk. Analysts continue to identify AMZN as a leading AI and cloud beneficiary, but elevated data-center investment has pushed Amazon’s trailing free cash flow negative. Investors are assessing whether current spending will generate returns comparable to the company’s earlier AWS buildout. Amazon capital spending and higher rates article
• Negative Sentiment: DOJ scrutiny is the most immediate overhang. The Justice Department expanded its beef-price investigation to eight retailers, including Amazon, seeking pricing data as it examines possible anticompetitive conduct in the meat supply chain. The inquiry does not establish wrongdoing, but it raises regulatory and potential litigation risk. DOJ beef price probe
• Negative Sentiment: Labor concerns and insider selling add pressure. Workers at Amazon’s Riverside, California warehouse held a one-day strike over alleged retaliation and union-recognition issues. CEO Douglas Herrington separately sold 1,000 shares under a prearranged Rule 10b5-1 plan; the sale was small relative to his remaining holdings but may draw limited investor attention.

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.