Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Position Boosted by LDIC Inc.

LDIC Inc. raised its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 10.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 60,069 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 5,559 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises 9.7% of LDIC Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. LDIC Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $14,966,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sanders Morris Harris LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 361.1% in the 3rd quarter. Sanders Morris Harris LLC now owns 16,924 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $4,217,000 after purchasing an additional 13,254 shares during the last quarter. Consilium Wealth Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Consilium Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 27,788 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $6,923,000 after purchasing an additional 550 shares during the period. Investment Planning Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 15.0% in the 3rd quarter. Investment Planning Advisors Inc. now owns 4,783 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,192,000 after purchasing an additional 623 shares during the period. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC now owns 14,491 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $3,610,000 after purchasing an additional 732 shares during the last quarter. Finally, N10 Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 36.3% during the 3rd quarter. N10 Wealth LLC now owns 95,433 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $23,777,000 after purchasing an additional 25,419 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. 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 report on Friday, July 31st. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 price objective (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Fifty-seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.53.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $262.37 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The company has a market capitalization of $2.83 trillion, a P/E ratio of 21.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.45. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $256.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $253.04. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $196.00 and a one year high of $287.20.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 earnings per share 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 firm 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 posted $1.68 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.02 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,362 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total transaction of $1,647,821.62. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 476,681 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $123,465,145.81. The trade was a 1.32% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,000 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 $5,180,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,235,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $579,085,751.66. This trade represents a 0.89% 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. Insiders have sold 71,589 shares of company stock valued at $18,580,515 over the last 90 days. 8.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS and custom AI chips remain the main bullish catalysts. Amazon opened its Trainium chips to PyTorch developers, potentially making its lower-cost custom silicon more attractive and reducing reliance on Nvidia. AWS reportedly posted its fastest growth in 18 quarters, although investors are watching whether growth can justify the planned infrastructure spending. Amazon custom AI silicon article
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and institutional buying provide a positive backdrop. Morgan Stanley named Amazon a top pick and raised its price target, citing an underappreciated AWS runway. Egerton Capital also reportedly added 1.14 million shares, while ETFs bought AMZN during the latest reported period. Morgan Stanley Amazon target article
• Positive Sentiment: Retail and logistics trends remain encouraging. Amazon is gaining fresh-grocery market share, and Jefferies says warehouse automation and third-party delivery could improve long-term retail margins by reducing labor and wage-inflation exposure. Record holiday hiring also signals expectations for strong seasonal demand. Amazon logistics automation article
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s Germany expansion and data-center decisions have uncertain near-term financial effects. The company plans to invest more than €16 billion in Germany across AWS, AI, logistics and other operations, while abandoning a $427 million data-center project on George Washington University land and donating the property instead. These moves support long-term capacity but add execution and investment questions. Amazon Germany investment article
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy AI spending and power shortages are weighing on the investment case. Reports say billions of dollars of Nvidia systems are being stored because some Amazon data-center sites lack sufficient power. Combined with roughly $200 billion of planned capital spending and negative free cash flow, the issue raises concerns that AWS growth may not produce attractive returns quickly enough. Amazon Nvidia hardware and power shortages article
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and regulatory risks are increasing. Walmart is embracing AI-agent commerce after Amazon began blocking outside agents from purchasing on its platform. A proposed Senate bill could also eliminate subsidies and impose tax penalties on large AI-focused data centers, potentially increasing Amazon’s infrastructure costs. Walmart and Amazon AI agents article

Amazon.com Company 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.