Silicon Valley Capital Partners Sells 12,083 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Posted by Stanley Muller on Aug 12th, 2026

Silicon Valley Capital Partners lowered its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 6.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 166,536 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 12,083 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises 3.4% of Silicon Valley Capital Partners’ holdings, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Silicon Valley Capital Partners’ holdings in Amazon.com were worth $34,684,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of AMZN. MilWealth Group LLC lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 79.0% during the 4th quarter. MilWealth Group LLC now owns 179 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the period. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at about $45,000. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 900.0% in the fourth quarter. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership now owns 200 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the period. Fairway Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 95.6% during the fourth quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 221 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 87.7% during the fourth quarter. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. now owns 229 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

Positive Sentiment: Strong Q2 results continue to support the long-term case. Amazon’s latest quarter featured $200.6 billion in revenue, up nearly 20% year over year, and a substantial earnings beat. Investors remain focused on accelerating AWS growth and AI-related demand. Amazon: A Post-Earnings Drift Candidate
Positive Sentiment: Analyst estimates and institutional interest remain favorable. Erste Group raised its FY2027 EPS forecast to $10.36 from $10.11, while the reported analyst consensus remains a “Moderate Buy.” The median price target of $320 is above recent trading levels. Amazon Receives Moderate Buy Recommendation
Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding its consumer and emerging-business footprint. The company added more than 750 Locker locations across over 500 U.S. college campuses, improving delivery convenience and potentially strengthening student engagement. Separately, Zoox launched paid robotaxi rides in Las Vegas after receiving regulatory approval, creating a new—but early-stage—growth opportunity. Amazon Expands Locker Package Pickup
Neutral Sentiment: Jeff Bezos’ stock sale adds headline pressure but appears planned. Bezos reportedly sold roughly $350 million of Amazon shares through a prearranged 10b5-1 plan. The transaction may concern investors after the rally, but it does not necessarily signal a change in the company’s outlook. Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Sale
Negative Sentiment: New York delivery-worker legislation could raise costs. A bill backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani would require large delivery operators to employ couriers directly rather than rely on subcontractors. Amazon says the measure could threaten local jobs and prompt warehouse changes; the company is reportedly spending about $5 million to oppose it. Mamdani Takes on Amazon in New Battle Over New York’s Delivery Workers
Negative Sentiment: Market-wide risk is weighing on mega-cap technology stocks. Wall Street retreated as optimism over an Iran peace deal faded, oil prices remained elevated and investors awaited inflation data. Amazon and Alphabet accounted for much of the major-index decline, while competition for AI infrastructure funding also raised questions about future AWS capital requirements. U.S. Stocks End Lower as Iran Peace Deal Optimism Fades

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMZN has been the topic of several analyst reports. HSBC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $310.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $320.00 price target (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Arete Research boosted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $301.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $330.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. 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. 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, 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

Shares of AMZN opened at $272.27 on Wednesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $196.00 and a 52-week high of $287.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.03. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $247.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $238.07. The firm has a market cap of $2.94 trillion, a PE ratio of 21.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.45.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $3.93. The company had revenue of $200.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $197.03 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 18.00%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.68 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $263.42, for a total value of $5,268,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,205,766 shares in the company, valued at approximately $581,042,879.72. This trade represents a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,270 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were 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 directly owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,060,750.70. This trade represents a 18.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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. Insiders sold 77,867 shares of company stock valued at $20,532,092 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

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.