Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Position Trimmed by Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA

Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA reduced its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 28,307,008 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 2,063,525 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises 1.9% of Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA owned about 0.27% of Amazon.com worth $6,215,370,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.1% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 849,721,601 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $186,420,422,000 after buying an additional 17,447,045 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 1.4% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 374,097,285 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $82,073,203,000 after buying an additional 5,163,208 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 1.7% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 216,717,657 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $47,332,625,000 after purchasing an additional 3,721,658 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth about $27,438,011,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,379,134 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $18,527,354,000 after purchasing an additional 302,858 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amazon.com News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS momentum — cloud revenue and margins impressed: AWS grew strongly (mid-20% range) and operating margins widened, reinforcing the unit that drives much of Amazon’s profit expansion. AWS revenue continues to soar as cloud demand remains high
• Positive Sentiment: AI/product ecosystem catalysts — Amazon is expanding Alexa+ and exploring deeper OpenAI ties and new AI tools for media and devices, which support long-term monetization avenues. Hey Alexa—Amazon may be teaming up with OpenAI. Here’s why that matters
• Neutral Sentiment: Top-line came in ahead — total Q4 net sales rose ~14% y/y to $213.4B, beating estimates, which underscores resilient consumer and enterprise demand even as margins are under scrutiny. Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Results
• Negative Sentiment: Massive capex shock — management forecasted roughly $200B of 2026 capital spending (vs. ~125B in 2025), well above Street expectations; investors view this as a near-term profit and free‑cash‑flow headwind. Amazon projects $200 billion in capital spending this year
• Negative Sentiment: EPS miss + market reaction — adjusted EPS missed by a small amount ($1.95 vs. ~$1.97), and the combination of the miss and capex guide triggered heavy selling (large after‑hours volume). Amazon stock falls 10% on $200 billion spending forecast, earnings miss
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and cost risks — recent German antitrust actions/fine and ongoing restructuring (store closures, layoffs) add near-term regulatory and execution risks. German cartel office bans Amazon from using price controls

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on AMZN shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn reduced their price target on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Raymond James Financial lowered their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $275.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Rothschild Redb cut shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “buy” rating and set a $305.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, December 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $296.37.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total value of $3,853,879.20. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 6,273 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,360,613.70. This trade represents a 73.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.00, for a total value of $209,700.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,170 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,670,610. The trade was a 11.15% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 47,061 shares of company stock valued at $10,351,262. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Stock Down 4.4%

Shares of AMZN opened at $222.69 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The firm has a market cap of $2.38 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.37. The company’s fifty day moving average is $233.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $229.91. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.62% and a net margin of 11.06%.Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

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.