Principle Wealth Partners LLC Invests $40.12 Million in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Principle Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 168,332 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $40,120,000. Amazon.com makes up 2.0% of Principle Wealth Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. UP Strategic Wealth Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth about $3,666,000. Requisite Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,192,000. Joseph P. Lucia & Associates LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at about $8,611,000. Capital Financial Group Inc. Co. ADV bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at about $693,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at about $6,631,466,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $256.78 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.77 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.66, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.44. The business’s fifty day moving average is $255.56 and its 200 day moving average is $244.13. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.00 and a twelve month 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.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released 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 firm had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $197.03 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 18.00%. The company’s revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.68 EPS. Research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS remains the primary bullish catalyst. Analysts and market commentators described AWS as the “heartbeat” of the AI trade, citing its fastest growth in 18 quarters and Amazon’s ability to combine cloud AI services with its large e-commerce ecosystem. AWS Cloud Heartbeat of AI Trade
• Positive Sentiment: A major Qualcomm partnership strengthens Amazon’s AI infrastructure position. Amazon could purchase as much as $60 billion of Qualcomm AI data-center chips and related products under a long-term agreement. The deal supports AWS capacity expansion and signals confidence in sustained AI demand, although it also implies substantial future capital spending. Qualcomm AI Ambitions Get a Boost From Amazon Partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s AI products are gaining enterprise validation. Rivian used Amazon Bedrock to automate finance work and eliminate more than 15 days of manual effort per close cycle, offering a concrete example of potential Bedrock demand. Amazon also expanded its Quick AI assistant to mobile devices. Rivian’s AI Agents Cut 15 Days From Every Close
• Positive Sentiment: Prime Air is moving closer to broader UK drone deliveries. Amazon completed more than 500 flights during a UK trial and is seeking approval to expand service in Darlington. Successful deployment could improve delivery economics and support longer-term logistics automation. Amazon delivery drones set for UK expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon Pay India is considering travel insurance and other financial products, expanding its potential addressable market but providing limited near-term earnings impact. Amazon Pay plans to expand insurance offerings
• Negative Sentiment: Risks remain around costs, leverage, and operations. Amazon’s AI buildout requires heavy capital spending and new debt, while potential changes to Ohio data-center tax incentives could reduce project economics. Separately, a fatal accident involving an aircraft operating for Prime Air has increased regulatory and reputational risk. Amazon’s Aviation Network Faces a Sobering Test

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.77, for a total transaction of $254,770.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 475,681 shares in the company, valued at approximately $121,189,248.37. This trade represents a 0.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,343 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total value of $606,860.43. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at $31,024,217.80. This trade represents a 1.92% 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. Insiders have sold a total of 71,589 shares of company stock valued at $18,568,785 over the last three months. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 price objective (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 14th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 price target (up from $335.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $390.00 price target (up from $280.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. One 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $323.26.

Amazon.com 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.