Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN is Staley Capital Advisers Inc.’s 10th Largest Position

Staley Capital Advisers Inc. increased its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 7.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 343,480 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,416 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises about 3.0% of Staley Capital Advisers Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Staley Capital Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $71,537,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP MA lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.1% in the first quarter. Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP MA now owns 206,664 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $43,042,000 after purchasing an additional 4,213 shares in the last quarter. Sageworth Trust Co grew its position in Amazon.com by 53.9% during the first quarter. Sageworth Trust Co now owns 7,973 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,661,000 after purchasing an additional 2,793 shares in the last quarter. Sageworth Trust Co of South Dakota grew its position in Amazon.com by 6.0% during the first quarter. Sageworth Trust Co of South Dakota now owns 14,475 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $3,015,000 after purchasing an additional 825 shares in the last quarter. PCB Capital LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. PCB Capital LLC now owns 7,838 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,632,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the period. Finally, Stenger Family Office LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 10.7% in the 1st quarter. Stenger Family Office LLC now owns 76,699 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $15,974,000 after buying an additional 7,401 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s AWS and AI spend remain a major growth story, with reports of a roughly $200 billion 2026 AI investment plan and large future commitments for Trainium chips supporting the bullish thesis. Andy Jassy Says Amazon’s Chip Business Already Has $225 Billion in Commitments
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remained upbeat on Amazon, with fresh coverage and higher targets pointing to continued confidence in AWS re-acceleration and AI-driven earnings growth. KeyBanc Raises Amazon Stock’s Price Target Ahead of Earnings: Here’s What to Watch
• Positive Sentiment: June retail sales and online spending were strong, which is a helpful signal for Amazon’s e-commerce business heading into back-to-school season. 5 Solid Stocks to Boost Your Portfolio as Retail Sales Continue to Surge
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is still being compared favorably in the “Magnificent Seven” and AI hyperscaler debates, which keeps the stock in focus but is more commentary than a direct catalyst. The Race to Beat Nvidia: Does Google or Amazon Have the Better In-House Silicon
• Negative Sentiment: Zoox recalled 105 robotaxis after a software issue involving heavy smoke detection, adding a near-term headline risk to Amazon’s autonomous vehicle unit. Zoox recalls self-driving cars because they may not detect smoke
• Negative Sentiment: An AWS billing bug briefly generated wildly inflated invoices for some customers, which could dent sentiment around cloud reliability even though Amazon says it is fixing the issue. Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars

Amazon.com Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $247.27 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.66 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.46. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $196.00 and a 1 year high of $278.56. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $250.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $235.96. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $1.15. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 12.22%.The company had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.28 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.59 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 3,849 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total value of $1,000,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 78,654 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,450,040. The trade was a 4.67% decrease in their position. The transaction 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. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total value of $7,562,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 471,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $129,624,275. The trade was a 5.51% 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. Insiders have sold a total of 144,274 shares of company stock worth $38,716,204 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on AMZN shares. HSBC increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. DA Davidson upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $175.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Moffett Nathanson increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $283.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. DZ Bank lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $295.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $312.76.

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.