Royal Fund Management LLC Sells 3,296 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Royal Fund Management LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 30,676 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 3,296 shares during the period. Royal Fund Management LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $6,736,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CAP Partners LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 1.6% in the third quarter. CAP Partners LLC now owns 17,241 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $3,786,000 after buying an additional 269 shares during the period. JCIC Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 3rd quarter valued at $15,454,000. Intrua Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 25.9% during the 3rd quarter. Intrua Financial LLC now owns 30,163 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,623,000 after acquiring an additional 6,196 shares during the period. Axecap Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 156.0% during the 3rd quarter. Axecap Investments LLC now owns 7,010 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,539,000 after acquiring an additional 4,272 shares during the period. Finally, High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 4.0% during the third quarter. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC now owns 27,471 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $6,032,000 after acquiring an additional 1,063 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the company’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 value of $4,311,031.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,208,310 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $479,070,771.40. This represents a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 4,784 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $232.71, for a total value of $1,113,284.64. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 498,182 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $115,931,933.22. The trade was a 0.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 47,061 shares of company stock worth $10,351,262. 9.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS and sales beat/strength — Amazon reported solid Q4 revenue and faster AWS growth, reinforcing the cloud growth thesis. AWS Q4 beat (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Anthropic stake re‑valuation — Amazon’s earlier $8B investment in Anthropic is now being valued much higher (~$60.6B), underlining upside in AI partnerships and non‑core assets. Anthropic valuation (Business Insider)
• Positive Sentiment: Near‑term tax relief improves cash flow — Recent U.S. tax changes materially reduced Amazon’s federal tax cash outlays in 2025, which helps fund heavier capex without a proportional hit to free cash flow. Tax law reduces Amazon tax bill (WSJ)
• Neutral Sentiment: Management stance — CEO Andy Jassy said he’s “confident” the $200B program will deliver attractive returns over time; that defends the strategy but leaves timing/ROIC execution risk. CEO confidence (CNBC)
• Neutral Sentiment: New ad/AI product moves — Amazon is opening ad platform capabilities to AI agents (Ads MCP server beta), which could expand ad monetization but will take time to scale. Ads MCP beta (Newsfile)
• Negative Sentiment: CapEx shock and small EPS miss spooked traders — Amazon guided to roughly $200B in 2026 capex (well above expectations) and reported a slight EPS miss; that combination triggered heavy selling and a sharp gap lower in after‑hours/premarket trading. $200B capex guide (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and analyst pushback — Germany’s cartel office banned certain marketplace pricing controls and ordered repayments, adding regulatory risk; several firms also trimmed near‑term targets or flagged margin/cash‑flow risk tied to heavy capex. Germany antitrust (Reuters)

Amazon.com Trading Down 5.6%

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $210.27 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $233.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $229.78. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.25 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.33, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.37.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its earnings results 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). Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.09% and a net margin of 10.83%.The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.86 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $175.00 price target (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday. New Street Research increased their price target on Amazon.com from $340.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday. Finally, Pivotal Research upped their target price on Amazon.com from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Fifty-five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $290.28.

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.