Wealth Science Advisors LLC Buys 4,998 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Wealth Science Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 40.6% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 17,319 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,998 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises 1.8% of Wealth Science Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Wealth Science Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,128,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AI and AWS remain the main bullish catalysts: Amazon is part of a group of major technology companies expected to spend approximately $615 billion on AI infrastructure this year. AWS growth, a reported $496 billion backlog and an AI annualized revenue run rate above $25 billion reinforce the view that Amazon’s capital spending could translate into stronger long-term cloud revenue. AI infrastructure spending article
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support is strong: Rosenblatt initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $335 price target. The broader analyst consensus remains Moderately Buy, with an average target of about $322.56, suggesting substantial potential upside if AWS growth and margins improve. Rosenblatt coverage report
• Positive Sentiment: New growth initiatives could expand Amazon’s ecosystem: Prime Video plans to invest more than $2 billion in Latin America from 2027 through 2030, while the company is targeting drone delivery in nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns. Amazon also selected Austin for a multibillion-dollar robotics facility expected to create up to 500 jobs. Prime Video Latin America investment
• Neutral Sentiment: Anthropic investment offers both strategic value and valuation uncertainty: Amazon’s stake in the AI startup could become highly valuable if reported IPO valuations hold, and Anthropic supports AWS demand. However, some analysts question whether the private company’s potential valuation is justified by its current revenue and cash generation. Anthropic valuation analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are concerned about spending and near-term returns: The $2 billion Prime Video expansion adds to Amazon’s investment burden, while the market is focusing more on underlying cash generation than gains related to the rising value of Anthropic. Amazon Prime Video investment analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and execution risks remain: SpaceX’s Starlink has more than 11,000 satellites compared with Amazon Leo’s fewer than 1,000, highlighting a significant gap in the satellite broadband race. Drone deliveries also face regulatory, noise, safety and reliability hurdles, including recent delivery mishaps. Starlink and Amazon Leo comparison

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on AMZN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $330.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. New Street Research lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Zacks Research raised shares of Amazon.com from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. China Renaissance boosted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $326.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Citizens Jmp restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $315.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $322.39.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 3,741 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $262.76, for a total transaction of $982,985.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 467,138 shares in the company, valued at $122,745,180.88. This trade represents a 0.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 6,741 shares of company stock worth $1,767,335 over the last quarter. 8.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $258.63 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $196.00 and a one 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. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $249.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $239.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.79 trillion, a PE ratio of 20.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.45.

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

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.