Sfm LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Posted by George Bondi on Aug 18th, 2026

Sfm LLC lowered its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 9.6% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 30,895 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 3,271 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for about 3.8% of Sfm LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Sfm LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $7,364,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Foster Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 8.6% during the second quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 23,208 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,531,000 after buying an additional 1,837 shares during the last quarter. JGP Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.7% in the second quarter. JGP Wealth Management LLC now owns 23,207 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,531,000 after acquiring an additional 385 shares in the last quarter. Mechanics Bank Trust Department grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.7% in the second quarter. Mechanics Bank Trust Department now owns 56,073 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $13,364,000 after acquiring an additional 372 shares in the last quarter. Trust Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 3.3% in the second quarter. Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 107,563 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 3,414 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirador Capital Partners LP increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 11.2% during the second quarter. Mirador Capital Partners LP now owns 124,393 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $29,648,000 after acquiring an additional 12,550 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,270 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.53, for a total transaction of $2,489,273.10. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,060,750.70. This trade represents a 18.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 15,467 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.40, for a total value of $4,074,007.80. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 14,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,729,480.60. The trade was a 52.21% decrease in their position. 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. Over the last three months, insiders sold 62,650 shares of company stock worth $16,535,457. 8.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on AMZN. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Monness Crespi & Hardt increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $315.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. HSBC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $310.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Mizuho set a $330.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. One equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.56.

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Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN stock opened at $261.31 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $248.23 and a 200-day moving average of $238.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.82 trillion, a P/E ratio of 21.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.45. 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 12 month low of $196.00 and a 12 month high of $287.20.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $197.03 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.68 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley maintained a Buy rating and a $335 price target, arguing that AWS could eventually become a $1 trillion annual-revenue business. The firm’s bullish case sees substantial upside if AI demand supports sustained cloud growth and improved earnings. Amazon Maintained at Buy as Analyst Sees Trillion-Dollar AWS Opportunity
Positive Sentiment: Several prominent investors increased their Amazon exposure. Stanley Druckenmiller raised Duquesne’s position by more than 11 times, David Tepper made Amazon Appaloosa’s largest holding, and Peter Thiel’s fund listed AMZN as its top disclosed stock. These filings reinforce institutional confidence in Amazon’s AI and cloud strategy. Billionaire Investors’ Amazon Positions
Positive Sentiment: Investor commentary highlighted AWS’s internally developed chips as a potentially underappreciated business that could improve Amazon’s AI economics and create additional strategic value. Amazon’s Underappreciated Chip Business
Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s investment in Anthropic has become large enough to affect reported earnings, adding potential upside from AI-related holdings, although private-company valuations can be difficult to realize. Amazon’s Anthropic Investment

About Amazon.com

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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.