AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc Has $324.13 Million Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc trimmed its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 0.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,476,450 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 5,799 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up about 3.8% of AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $324,125,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of AMZN. Fairway Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 113.2% during the 3rd quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 23.5% during the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. PayPay Securities Corp lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 62.3% in the third quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the period. Finally, Access Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at approximately $74,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMZN has been the subject of several recent research reports. Pivotal Research upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Citigroup reduced their target price on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $265.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $265.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $287.48.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,208,310 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $479,070,771.40. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The stock was 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 $1,360,613.70. The trade was a 73.91% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 42,377 shares of company stock valued at $9,236,277. Corporate insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS momentum and cloud demand remain a structural support for AMZN; analysts point to expanding AI and cloud revenues that underpin long‑term growth. AWS Momentum Supports Amazon.com
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s minority stake in BETA Technologies and other strategic bets could boost logistics/sustainability optionality and have drawn analyst interest as long‑term strategic wins. Amazon Bets Big on BETA
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon‑backed X‑Energy secured a U.S. nuclear fuel license — a long‑dated infrastructure win that could help power data centers and reduce energy costs for AWS over time. X‑Energy Secures Nuclear Fuel License
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon Pharmacy continues to expand same‑day delivery to thousands more cities — a near‑term revenue/market‑share positive for the retail segment. Amazon Pharmacy Same‑Day Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional activity: several managers (e.g., PRIMECAP, Egerton) have recently increased stakes, signaling conviction from long‑term holders. PRIMECAP Boosts Amazon Stake
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s satellite/LEO program advanced with a multi‑satellite Ariane 6 launch — a strategic long‑term investment but cash‑intensive today. Ariane 6 Launches Amazon LEO Satellites
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts trimmed price targets (New Street cut its target but left a buy rating), reflecting mixed near‑term views while maintaining longer‑term upside. New Street Lowers Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: Technical and sentiment pressure: multiple outlets report AMZN entered a bear market and just hit its worst multi‑day losing streak in nearly 20 years as investors punish heavy capex and rotate out of big tech. Worst Losing Streak / Bear Market
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are explicitly worried about the ~$200B AI capex plan (and the broader $700B hyperscaler capex wave) — concerns center on cash flow, near‑term returns and multiple compression. Mag 7 CapEx Wave
• Negative Sentiment: Reputational and regulatory noise: Ring’s Super Bowl ad backlash led Amazon’s Ring to cancel a Flock Safety partnership, and Italian tax authorities conducted searches in a new probe — both add short‑term headline risk. Ring Ad Backlash / Flock Cancellation Italian Tax Probe

Amazon.com Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $198.79 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $2.13 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.73, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.37. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $230.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $228.82. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.86 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal 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.