Live Oak Investment Partners Has $1.27 Million Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Live Oak Investment Partners reduced its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 51.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,768 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 6,133 shares during the period. Live Oak Investment Partners’ holdings in Amazon.com were worth $1,266,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 10.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $885,478,000 after buying an additional 397,007 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,495,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $442,481,000 after purchasing an additional 54,987 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $6,357,000 after purchasing an additional 1,518 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth $2,153,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Stock Up 1.5%

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $243.00 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $233.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $229.85. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $258.60. The company has a market cap of $2.60 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.32, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.01.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Amazon is in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI — a potential transformational AI bet that would strengthen AWS/AI credibility and could justify higher valuation multiples. Amazon in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness and price-target raises (e.g., Citizens to $315, median analyst target ~ $300) are giving technical and fundamental buyers cover ahead of earnings. Upgrades help lift sentiment and trading flows. Citizens raises AMZN price target to $315
• Positive Sentiment: Large, visible purchases by institutional/quant investors (Cathie Wood’s ARK added roughly $1.9M of AMZN) signal conviction into the upcoming report and AI/Cloud narratives. Cathie Wood buys nearly $2M of Amazon stock
• Positive Sentiment: Market chatter ahead of Q4 highlights AWS acceleration, recent large contracts and AI deployments (cited wins and backlog), which are key upside drivers for revenue and margin beat expectations. QuiverQuant: Opinions on Q4 earnings preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon will discontinue its Amazon One palm-scanning product but will continue licensing Just Walk Out tech to third parties — operational change with limited near-term revenue impact but relevant for regulatory/PR risk. GeekWire: Just Walk Out tech to survive retail pullback
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings on Feb. 5 are the immediate catalyst — consensus expects solid top-line and AWS strength, so results (and guidance) will likely determine the next big directional move. Barchart: Mark your calendars for Feb 5 earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Saks and Saks Global are winding down e‑commerce/luxury partnerships with Amazon — a setback for Amazon’s push into higher-margin luxury sales and a signal of partner churn in retail initiatives. WSJ: Saks shutting down luxury partnership with Amazon
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon MGM’s documentary “Melania” had a stronger-than-expected opening (~$7M) but the project’s large acquisition/marketing outlay (~$75M) highlights content ROI risk for Prime Video’s studio investments. MarketWatch: Melania box office vs Amazon spend
• Negative Sentiment: Concentrated insider selling over recent months (many disclosed sales, few buys) is a cautionary signal for some investors about near-term liquidity/positioning. QuiverQuant: Insider trading summary

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMZN has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Zacks Research cut Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 1st. China Renaissance increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $278.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $305.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Mizuho cut shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $296.18.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total transaction of $3,853,879.20. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 6,273 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,360,613.70. The trade was a 73.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $226.61, for a total transaction of $280,316.57. Following the transaction, the director owned 26,148 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,925,398.28. This represents a 4.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 47,061 shares of company stock valued at $10,351,262 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com 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.