Valley Forge Investment Consultants Inc. ADV Invests $576,000 in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Valley Forge Investment Consultants Inc. ADV bought a new position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 2,415 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $576,000. Amazon.com makes up 0.1% of Valley Forge Investment Consultants Inc. ADV’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest position.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. MilWealth Group LLC increased its position in Amazon.com by 79.0% in the fourth quarter. MilWealth Group LLC now owns 179 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter valued at $45,000. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership raised its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. lifted its position 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 valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMZN has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Arete Research lifted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $301.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $335.00 price target (up from $330.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Wedbush boosted 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. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $335.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $323.26.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,258 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.77, for a total transaction of $2,404,950.66. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,699,926.30. This trade represents a 18.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing 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, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total value of $5,180,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,235,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $579,085,751.66. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety 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 Price Performance

Amazon.com stock opened at $256.78 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $196.00 and a 12-month high of $287.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $255.56 and a 200-day moving average price of $244.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.77 trillion, a PE ratio of 20.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.98 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 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $3.93. Amazon.com had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 18.00%. The company had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $197.03 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.68 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com

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

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.