Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Acquired by PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab

PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 2.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,901,634 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 52,490 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 3.8% of PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position. PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $453,235,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Trust Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings 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 valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 3,414 shares during the last quarter. MilWealth Group LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 79.0% in the fourth quarter. MilWealth Group LLC now owns 179 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth about $45,000. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership boosted 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 buying an additional 180 shares during the period. Finally, Fairway Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 95.6% during the 4th quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 221 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bullish AWS outlook: Morgan Stanley reiterated its bullish view and said AWS could eventually become a $1 trillion annual-revenue business if Amazon successfully converts AI capacity into durable cloud demand. The firm maintained a $335 price target. Amazon’s $500 Bull Case Puts AWS Under Massive Pressure
• Positive Sentiment: Expanded data-center investment: Amazon raised its planned Louisiana investment to approximately $18 billion and added a third campus. Securing power, water and transmission capacity could support AWS expansion and AI workloads, although it will increase near-term capital requirements. Amazon Raises Louisiana Investment To $18 Billion, Adds Third Data Center Campus
• Positive Sentiment: AI and retail initiatives: Amazon’s conversational shopping tools and AI-powered advertising are reported to be increasing product discovery, advertiser returns and retail volumes. These efforts could strengthen both e-commerce monetization and AWS demand. Amazon Thinks AI Is About to Change the Way We Shop
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional support and logistics expansion: Baupost, Coatue and Appaloosa added to Amazon positions, while Third Point’s 10% reduction appeared to be a modest rebalance rather than a full exit. Amazon also holds warrants representing about 12% of Einride, which is expanding its electric freight network with 500 Tesla Semi trucks. A Star Investor Just Trimmed Amazon
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed hedge-fund signals: Q2 filings showed major investors making sharply different moves, including sizable purchases by Viking and Druckenmiller’s Duquesne alongside reductions by Bridgewater and others. The filings support interest in AMZN but do not establish a uniform institutional view. Amazon Sees Heavy Hedge Fund Activity in Q2
• Negative Sentiment: AI spending and financing concerns: Amazon is part of a broader hyperscaler borrowing surge to fund AI infrastructure, while analysts warn that elevated capital expenditures could depress free cash flow and raise depreciation expenses before returns are proven. Rival CoreWeave also highlights the risk that some high-margin AI workloads may bypass AWS.
• Negative Sentiment: Project and regulatory risks: A proposed $10 billion Houston data-center campus faces scrutiny over secrecy and tightening Texas rules. Separately, concerns about emissions from gas plants supporting AI data centers could increase regulatory and reputational pressure. Amazon’s $10B Houston Data Center Project Hits Snags

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Arete Research raised their price objective 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. New Street Research lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $330.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Citizens Jmp reissued a “market outperform” rating and issued a $315.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. One investment 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $322.56.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.42, for a total transaction of $5,268,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,205,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $581,042,879.72. The trade was a 0.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,370 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $262.39, for a total value of $1,671,424.30. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 486,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $127,659,819.53. This represents a 1.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 62,650 shares of company stock worth $16,535,457. 8.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN stock opened at $259.45 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $248.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $238.89. The firm has a market cap of $2.80 trillion, a P/E ratio of 20.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.03 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) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.68 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Amazon.com

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.