Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Stock Holdings Boosted by Perryman Financial Advisory Inc. AD

Perryman Financial Advisory Inc. AD grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 4.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 100,752 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,983 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up about 3.2% of Perryman Financial Advisory Inc. AD’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Perryman Financial Advisory Inc. AD’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $24,013,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of AMZN. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at $32,868,735,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its stake in Amazon.com by 27,376.7% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 98,448,885 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,272,397,000 after acquiring an additional 98,090,585 shares in the last quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP raised its stake in Amazon.com by 20,598.0% during the 4th quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 87,982,814 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $20,308,193,000 after acquiring an additional 87,557,736 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the first quarter valued at $11,674,091,000. Finally, Cardano Risk Management B.V. lifted its position in Amazon.com by 879.4% in the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 27,862,400 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,431,199,000 after acquiring an additional 25,017,588 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on AMZN. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, August 3rd. DA Davidson reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $320.00 price target (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group set a $335.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. One 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $323.26.

Key Amazon.com News

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 Price Performance

Shares of AMZN opened at $258.51 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.03. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.00 and a fifty-two week high of $287.20. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $254.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $242.64. The company has a market capitalization of $2.79 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.44.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $3.93. The firm had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 for the quarter was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.68 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,362 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total value of $1,647,821.62. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 476,681 shares in the company, valued at $123,465,145.81. This trade represents a 1.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 6,172 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.31, for a total transaction of $1,606,633.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 109,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $28,427,674.17. This trade represents a 5.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 71,589 shares of company stock valued at $18,568,785. 8.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.