3. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Value of Kayak Investment’s Stake: $49.6 million
Percentage of Kayak Investment’s 13F Portfolio: 7%
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 271
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is one of the world’s largest online retailers and is based out of the United States. It is known for its founder Mr. Jeffery P. Bezos, who is also one of the world’s richest men, and for targeting emerging markets such as data center computing in addition to its retail platform.
Kayak Investment owns 15,120 Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares that represent 7% of its portfolio and are worth $49.6 million as of the end of this year’s third quarter. Furthermore, 271 out of the 873 hedge funds polled by Insider Monkey at the end of the second quarter of this year held a stake in the company.
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s price target was lowered to $4,200 by Credit Suisse in October 2021 due to tighter margins. The company missed both revenue and GAAP EPS analyst estimates during its third quarter, by posting $110 billion in revenue and $6.12 in earnings per share.
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) largest shareholder is Alexander Becker’s Codex Capital who owns 2,850 shares worth $9.8 billion.
In its third-quarter 2021 investor letter, Madison Funds had the following to say about Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN):
“We did add a modest new position weight to the portfolio in the quarter in Amazon.com, Inc. stock (AMZN). We acknowledge that many aspects of Amazon’s merit as an investment are well appreciated. However, our work leads us to conclude that shares are attractive. Leadership positions in both e-commerce and cloud computing provide the company with significant durable competitive advantages in industries that we think can produce above average growth over the next decade. Over the past year, AMZN shares have trailed the market as investors debate near-term growth prospects following the pandemic-induced e-commerce demand. Additionally, margins have been depressed due to Amazon’s unprecedented increases in spending to build out fulfillment and in-house logistics capabilities – Amazon will build out more square footage this year and last than it did cumulatively over the previous 10 years, more than doubling its in-house delivery capacity. We like the investments Amazon is making and believe they will further advantage the company relative to other retailers, making it nearly impossible for competitors to match the same level of delivery speed and convenience. With its large and frequently engaged customer base, Amazon has multiple mechanisms to make money, including selling advertising and enhanced subscription services. Within the cloud business, we forecast Amazon Web Services (AWS) leveraging its strengths in Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) to move into higher value segments of cloud computing (such as platform-as-a-service: PaaS), allowing the company to continue outgrowing the overall IT sector with strong profitability. While Amazon shares have performed extremely well over the long-term, we think near-term concerns about whether Amazon will earn a return on its accelerated investments provide an opportunity now for investors willing to look through the investment period. Our view is that the investments likely earn strong returns and extend Amazon’s competitive advantages and above average growth.”
