Tradewinds LLC. Purchases 51,705 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Tradewinds LLC. grew its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 824.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 57,979 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 51,705 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 3.1% of Tradewinds LLC.’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Tradewinds LLC.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $12,730,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of AMZN. Cooksen Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 23.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. PayPay Securities Corp increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% in the third quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Access Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter worth $74,000. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at $79,000. Finally, MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. grew its stake in Amazon.com by 17.1% in the second quarter. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. now owns 363 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $80,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the company’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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 6,273 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,360,613.70. This represents a 73.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $226.61, for a total value of $280,316.57. Following the sale, the director directly owned 26,148 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 47,061 shares of company stock worth $10,351,262. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMZN has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. 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. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $260.00 price target (down previously from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday. Finally, Wedbush reduced their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $340.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Fifty-five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $290.28.

Trending Headlines about 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 Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $210.27 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60. The company has a market cap of $2.25 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.37. The business’s 50 day moving average is $233.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $229.78. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 23.09%. The firm’s revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.86 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS 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.