Leisure Capital Management lifted its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 28.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 14,201 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,135 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up approximately 1.1% of Leisure Capital Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position. Leisure Capital Management’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $3,385,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Trust Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 107,563 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 3,414 shares during the period. MilWealth Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 79.0% during the 4th quarter. MilWealth Group LLC now owns 179 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at $45,000. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 900.0% during the 4th quarter. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership now owns 200 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fairway Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 95.6% in the fourth quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 221 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
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Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AI and AWS remain the key growth drivers. Recent coverage highlights accelerating AWS growth, Amazon’s planned purchase of roughly 2 million Nvidia GPUs and approximately $200 billion in 2026 AI-infrastructure investment. These initiatives could support cloud revenue, advertising and future operating leverage, although they require substantial near-term capital spending. Amazon and Nvidia AI infrastructure article
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding its strategic infrastructure and logistics footprint. A multiyear, multibillion-dollar Corning agreement will provide optical-fiber and connectivity products for data centers, while Amazon expects its own delivery network to handle nearly 90% of U.S. packages by 2029. Both developments could improve capacity, efficiency and control over fulfillment costs. Amazon Corning fiber agreement
- Positive Sentiment: Zoox reached another commercialization milestone. Amazon’s autonomous-vehicle unit expanded paid robotaxi service to Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport, broadening a potential future growth platform beyond e-commerce and cloud computing. Zoox Las Vegas airport expansion
- Neutral Sentiment: High spending is creating both opportunity and valuation risk. Analysts continue to identify AMZN as a leading AI and cloud beneficiary, but elevated data-center investment has pushed Amazon’s trailing free cash flow negative. Investors are assessing whether current spending will generate returns comparable to the company’s earlier AWS buildout. Amazon capital spending and higher rates article
- Negative Sentiment: DOJ scrutiny is the most immediate overhang. The Justice Department expanded its beef-price investigation to eight retailers, including Amazon, seeking pricing data as it examines possible anticompetitive conduct in the meat supply chain. The inquiry does not establish wrongdoing, but it raises regulatory and potential litigation risk. DOJ beef price probe
- Negative Sentiment: Labor concerns and insider selling add pressure. Workers at Amazon’s Riverside, California warehouse held a one-day strike over alleged retaliation and union-recognition issues. CEO Douglas Herrington separately sold 1,000 shares under a prearranged Rule 10b5-1 plan; the sale was small relative to his remaining holdings but may draw limited investor attention.
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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. KeyCorp boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $335.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $320.00 price objective (down from $330.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $335.00 target price (up from $330.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Roth Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, August 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $323.26.
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Amazon.com Stock Performance
Amazon.com stock opened at $258.51 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 quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $254.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $242.33. The stock has a market cap of $2.79 trillion, a PE ratio of 20.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.44.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analysts’ expectations of $197.03 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.68 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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.
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