RW Investment Management LLC Acquires New Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

RW Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 2,970 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $708,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in 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 worth $15,221,000 after buying an additional 5,125 shares in the last quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.7% in the 1st 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 in the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at about $2,261,000. Narwhal Capital Management increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.3% in 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. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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: Amazon agreed to purchase up to $60 billion of Qualcomm’s custom data-center chips through 2036, diversifying AWS’s AI hardware supply beyond Nvidia and potentially improving infrastructure flexibility. The deal also reinforces expectations for continued AWS expansion. Qualcomm’s Data Center Bet Looks More Real After Amazon’s AI Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding its Quick AI assistant to iPhone and Android, adding a feed that prioritizes email, Slack, calendar and CRM updates. The move strengthens its enterprise AI offering against Microsoft and Google. Amazon expands its Quick AI assistant on mobile
• Positive Sentiment: New Prime Video shopping tools will let viewers discover products through X-Ray features, creating another potential advertising and commerce channel. Amazon is also allowing selected brands to advertise inside ChatGPT through a partnership with OpenAI. Amazon makes it easier to buy what you see on Prime Video
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon plans to invest more than $230 million in Whole Foods employee pay and benefits, while six additional Ariane 6 launches support the company’s Leo satellite-broadband expansion. These investments broaden Amazon’s retail and infrastructure growth opportunities. Amazon’s Whole Foods Market Plans Over $230 Million for Worker Pay, Benefits
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon added cybersecurity executive Kevin Mandia to its board, bringing expertise from Mandiant and Google. The appointment is strategically relevant but unlikely to materially affect near-term earnings. Amazon adds cybersecurity veteran Kevin Mandia to board
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about Amazon’s roughly $220 billion in 2026 capital expenditures and its first sterling bond offering to help fund AI infrastructure. Higher interest rates, negative free cash flow and uncertain returns could pressure valuation. Amazon starts selling first sterling bonds
• Negative Sentiment: Potential changes to Ohio data-center tax incentives could raise the cost of Amazon’s planned nearly $40 billion AI buildout. Separately, a lawsuit alleging violations of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act adds legal and reputational risk. Amazon’s $40 billion Ohio AI bet faces a tax shock

Amazon.com Stock Performance

AMZN opened at $251.89 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $196.00 and a 12-month high of $287.20. The stock has a market cap of $2.72 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.26, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.44. The business has a 50 day moving average of $255.28 and a 200-day moving average of $244.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $320.00 price target (down from $330.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Wedbush upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $293.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Amazon.com from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $323.26.

Insider Activity

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 14,541 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.06, for a total transaction of $3,766,991.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 17,794 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,609,713.64. The trade was a 44.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Douglas Herrington sold 6,362 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total transaction of $1,647,821.62. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 476,681 shares in the company, valued at approximately $123,465,145.81. This represents a 1.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 71,589 shares of company stock valued at $18,568,785. 8.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com Company Profile

Amazon.com, Inc is a global technology and e-commerce company that operates online marketplaces and provides a broad range of consumer products and services. Its retail business sells merchandise directly to customers and enables third-party sellers to offer products through Amazon’s websites and applications. The company also operates physical stores and provides services such as digital content, subscriptions, and consumer devices, including Kindle and Echo products.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides cloud computing, storage, database, analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other technology services to businesses, governments, and organizations.