8,741 Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Bought by Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc.

Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. boosted its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 82.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 19,344 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 8,741 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 2.4% of Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,820,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Silvant Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter worth $60,065,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter worth $909,868,000. Northstar Financial Companies Inc. purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at $3,376,000. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC grew its stake in Amazon.com by 7.5% during the first 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 in the last quarter. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. grew its stake 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 in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on AMZN shares. Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $320.00 price objective (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Citizens Jmp restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $315.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $350.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, October 5th. Fifty-six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.53.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,343 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total transaction of $606,860.43. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $31,024,217.80. This represents a 1.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a 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 Matthew S. Garman sold 14,541 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 approximately $4,609,713.64. The trade was a 44.97% 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. In the last three months, insiders sold 71,589 shares of company stock worth $18,580,515. 8.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS remains the central growth and profit driver. Amazon’s cloud business grew at its fastest pace in 18 quarters during the second quarter, and investors will focus closely on whether that momentum continued. Strong AWS growth could support a higher valuation. Amazon earnings outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to view Amazon as a major beneficiary of AI adoption through AWS, custom chips and related products. The company’s AI initiatives could improve future cash flow, while strong holiday e-commerce demand and a growing advertising business provide additional support. Amazon AI cash flow outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s acquisition of Bee is expanding its consumer AI strategy. New Bee Frontier and Bee Eclipse devices, along with a paid software tier, give the company new opportunities in hardware, subscriptions and AI-assisted shopping. Amazon Bee AI devices
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon has scheduled its third-quarter results and conference call for Oct. 29. The report is likely to be the next major catalyst, particularly for AWS growth, capital expenditures, operating margins and management’s AI investment outlook. Amazon earnings announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Broad technology stocks are under pressure as inflation concerns increase expectations for higher interest rates, prompting investors to favor value and dividend-paying sectors. That market-wide rotation is weighing on mega-cap technology names, including AMZN. Technology sector decline
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that Amazon’s roughly $220 billion AI commitment and rising capital expenditures may pressure near-term free cash flow. Capacity constraints and potentially falling AI-compute pricing add to doubts about the return on that spending.
• Negative Sentiment: Elon Musk’s proposal for an “X Shop” or “Grokazon” introduces a potential long-term competitive risk after Amazon blocked some AI shopping agents. The issue could encourage rivals to challenge Amazon’s position in agent-driven commerce. Potential Amazon rival

Amazon.com Price Performance

Amazon.com stock opened at $250.00 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $196.00 and a 52-week 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’s fifty day moving average is $256.75 and its 200 day moving average is $251.57. The company has a market cap of $2.70 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.11, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.45.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $197.03 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.68 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amazon.com 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.