Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Acquired by Gilpin Wealth Management LLC

Gilpin Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 54.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,017 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,551 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up about 1.7% of Gilpin Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Gilpin Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,489,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Auto Owners Insurance Co grew its holdings 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. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $22,218,775,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at $16,341,405,000. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at $12,831,376,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at $6,631,466,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,235,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $579,085,751.66. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,343 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total transaction of $606,860.43. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $31,024,217.80. This represents a 1.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 71,589 shares of company stock worth $18,580,515 over the last three months. Company insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Stock Down 1.9%

AMZN stock opened at $250.00 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.00 and a twelve month high of $287.20. The company’s 50 day moving average is $256.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $251.57. The stock has a market cap of $2.70 trillion, a P/E ratio of 20.11, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.45.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 18.00%. The business had revenue of $200.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $197.03 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.68 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMZN has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 target price (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Truist Financial increased their target price on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday, October 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their price target on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $310.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 12th. Finally, Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $315.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Fifty-six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.53.

Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS remains the central growth and profit driver. Amazon’s cloud business grew at its fastest pace in 18 quarters during the second quarter, and investors will focus closely on whether that momentum continued. Strong AWS growth could support a higher valuation. Amazon earnings outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to view Amazon as a major beneficiary of AI adoption through AWS, custom chips and related products. The company’s AI initiatives could improve future cash flow, while strong holiday e-commerce demand and a growing advertising business provide additional support. Amazon AI cash flow outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s acquisition of Bee is expanding its consumer AI strategy. New Bee Frontier and Bee Eclipse devices, along with a paid software tier, give the company new opportunities in hardware, subscriptions and AI-assisted shopping. Amazon Bee AI devices
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon has scheduled its third-quarter results and conference call for Oct. 29. The report is likely to be the next major catalyst, particularly for AWS growth, capital expenditures, operating margins and management’s AI investment outlook. Amazon earnings announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Broad technology stocks are under pressure as inflation concerns increase expectations for higher interest rates, prompting investors to favor value and dividend-paying sectors. That market-wide rotation is weighing on mega-cap technology names, including AMZN. Technology sector decline
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that Amazon’s roughly $220 billion AI commitment and rising capital expenditures may pressure near-term free cash flow. Capacity constraints and potentially falling AI-compute pricing add to doubts about the return on that spending.
• Negative Sentiment: Elon Musk’s proposal for an “X Shop” or “Grokazon” introduces a potential long-term competitive risk after Amazon blocked some AI shopping agents. The issue could encourage rivals to challenge Amazon’s position in agent-driven commerce. Potential Amazon rival

Amazon.com Profile

Amazon.com, Inc is a global technology and e-commerce company founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994. Originally launched as an online bookstore, the company has expanded into a broad digital marketplace offering consumer products across numerous categories, including electronics, household goods, apparel, groceries and other merchandise. Amazon also sells products under its own brands and provides logistics, fulfillment and delivery services that support its retail operations and third-party sellers.

The company’s principal businesses include online and physical retail, Amazon Web Services (AWS), digital advertising, subscription services and consumer technology.