Sapient Capital LLC Raises Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Sapient Capital LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 4.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 552,161 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 23,337 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises 1.9% of Sapient Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $122,602,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at about $11,102,000. ARK Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 8.3% during the 2nd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 1,140,494 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $250,213,000 after buying an additional 86,978 shares during the last quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 16.1% during the 2nd quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC now owns 28,407 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,232,000 after buying an additional 3,948 shares during the last quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 87.7% during the first quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC now owns 5,088 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $968,000 after buying an additional 2,377 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 6.0% in the second quarter. Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd now owns 1,136,311 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $249,295,000 after buying an additional 63,924 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Alexa+ moves to the web and CES product updates massively raise Amazon’s AI playbook — a browser-based Alexa and fresh Fire TV / Bee device announcements increase addressable user engagement, which can drive AWS usage, advertising monetization and platform stickiness. Amazon lets some users chat with Alexa+ on the web in bid to take on ChatGPT
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are lifting targets and becoming more bullish: Jefferies and other firms have raised price targets and many analysts revised estimates higher after Q4, signaling potential upside from reaccelerating AWS growth and AI monetization. This institutional re-rating supports buying flows. Jefferies Top Analyst Boosts Price Targets on Amazon and Alphabet Stocks
• Positive Sentiment: Research suggesting AI shopping tools and agentic features could add material revenue — analysts and boutiques highlight multi‑billion dollar upside from AI-driven shopping, recommendations and automation that expand margins over time. That underpins the bullish medium‑term thesis. AI shopping tools could add $31 billion revenue by 2028
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail investor interest remains strong — Amazon tops retail polls and is featured on several “stocks to own” lists, which can support retail inflows but isn’t a fundamental catalyst by itself. 5 Stocks Retail Investors Are Betting on for 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Jeff Bezos’ 2025 stock sales (~$5.7B) drew headlines — large insider sales can spook some investors even if they’re often for diversification or other personal reasons; monitor for any pattern of incremental insider selling. Jeff Bezos Sold $5.7 Billion of Amazon Stock in 2025
• Neutral Sentiment: Regional and policy items (e.g., Chinese e‑commerce tax pressure, Brazilian conservation pact news) are background risks for global marketplace operations but are not immediate company earnings shocks. Stay aware of regulatory and macro developments in key markets. Chinese eCommerce Sellers Say New Tax ‘Will Kill Us’
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk: a U.S. judge denied Amazon’s bid to dismiss a consumer price‑gouging class action tied to the pandemic — this keeps the case alive and raises potential litigation costs, damages exposure and reputational risk. Investors will watch any developments and potential settlements. Amazon must face price gouging lawsuit, US judge rules

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMZN has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Raymond James Financial raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Susquehanna set a $300.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Bank of America upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $272.00 to $303.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group set a $300.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $296.21.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of AMZN opened at $233.06 on Tuesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $232.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $227.01. The company has a market cap of $2.49 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.92, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.37.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.38. The business had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.53 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 11.06% and a return on equity of 23.62%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.43 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.94, for a total transaction of $4,311,031.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,208,310 shares in the company, valued at approximately $479,070,771.40. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $226.61, for a total value of $280,316.57. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 26,148 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,925,398.28. This trade represents a 4.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 79,734 shares of company stock valued at $18,534,017. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Company 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.