Systrade AG bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 10,100 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $2,407,000. Amazon.com accounts for about 1.5% of Systrade AG's investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position.

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A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Red Crane Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Red Crane Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,663 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $346,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 0.7% during the first quarter. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,509 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $1,147,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Sfam LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 3.4% during the first quarter. Sfam LLC now owns 1,224 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $255,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 3.4% during the first quarter. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. now owns 1,206 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $251,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CoreFirst Bank & Trust grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.1% in the first quarter. CoreFirst Bank & Trust now owns 3,620 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $754,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com News Summary

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

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AMZN opened at $261.31 on Tuesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.00 and a fifty-two week high of $287.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.82 trillion, a P/E ratio of 21.02, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.45. The company's 50-day moving average is $248.23 and its 200 day moving average is $238.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.87.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.82 by $3.93. The business 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.68 EPS. Research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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Several research firms have weighed in on AMZN. Pivotal Research reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $333.00 price target (up from $320.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Mizuho set a $330.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $315.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and set a $315.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, DZ Bank increased their price target on Amazon.com from $295.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $322.56.

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Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.42, for a total value of $5,268,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,205,766 shares of the company's stock, valued at $581,042,879.72. This represents a 0.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,270 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $268.53, for a total value of $2,489,273.10. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares of the company's stock, valued at $11,060,750.70. The trade was a 18.37% 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. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 62,650 shares of company stock worth $16,535,457. 8.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Amazon.com Company Profile

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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.

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