Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Acquired by Private Wealth Asset Management LLC

Private Wealth Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 14.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 23,678 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 3,074 shares during the period. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $5,199,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Absolute Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 13.9% in the 3rd quarter. Absolute Capital Management LLC now owns 1,986 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $436,000 after acquiring an additional 242 shares during the last quarter. Addison Capital Co grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 4.0% in the third quarter. Addison Capital Co now owns 19,356 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $4,250,000 after purchasing an additional 751 shares in the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 4.3% in the third quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 74,050 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $16,259,000 after purchasing an additional 3,039 shares during the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 21.9% in the third quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 1,242,009 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $272,708,000 after purchasing an additional 223,372 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fidelis Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com by 7.4% during the third quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 112,250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $24,647,000 after buying an additional 7,774 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 Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.94, for a total transaction 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 approximately $479,070,771.40. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 4,784 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $198.37, for a total transaction of $949,002.08. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 512,109 shares in the company, valued at $101,587,062.33. The trade was a 0.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 45,924 shares of company stock valued at $9,904,963. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Large potential cloud revenue tail — analysis shows Anthropic expects to pay cloud partners at least $80 billion through 2029, a meaningful demand signal for AWS infrastructure and a long-term revenue stream for Amazon. Anthropic to pay cloud partners $80B
• Positive Sentiment: Investor endorsements and bullish analysis on AI upside — some prominent value investors (e.g., Baupost’s Seth Klarman) have added to Amazon positions and several analysts argue AWS + retail AI monetization are underappreciated, supporting upside expectations for AMZN. Klarman piling into Amazon
• Neutral Sentiment: New product/market initiatives — Amazon is reported to be working on an AI content marketplace for publishers (AWS-led) and planning additional big-box retail locations near Chicago; both expand addressable markets but are early-stage for material near-term earnings impact. AI content marketplace Big-box store plan
• Negative Sentiment: Major shareholder selling: Berkshire Hathaway sharply reduced its AMZN stake (≈77% cut), a headline that has pressured sentiment and fed fear around Amazon’s capital allocation/valuation. Berkshire cuts Amazon stake
• Negative Sentiment: AI spending jitters and CapEx guidance — investor concern about Amazon’s guidance for roughly $200 billion in 2026 CapEx (to scale AI, custom silicon, robotics and data centers) continues to weigh on the multiple and short-term sentiment. CapEx and losing streak
• Negative Sentiment: Fund/hedge adjustments and selloff narrative — several funds (Third Point, Appaloosa, others) trimmed Amazon positions amid a broader tech rotation; the stock has been through an extended selling streak that magnified volatility. Third Point trims Amazon
• Negative Sentiment: Operational R&D setback — Amazon halted its “Blue Jay” warehouse robot project after only months, a signal that some tech/automation bets may not pay off quickly and that R&D execution risk remains. Blue Jay project halted
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider sale disclosure — CEO Douglas Herrington sold a small block of shares (4,784) recently; the trade is material for disclosure but small relative to total insider holdings. SEC Form 4

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMZN has been the topic of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 price target (down previously from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $310.00 price target (up previously from $304.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. 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, February 6th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $230.00 price objective on Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $287.30.

Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN stock opened at $204.79 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $229.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $228.31. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $161.38 and a 12-month high of $258.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The company has a market capitalization of $2.20 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.37.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The business had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.86 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate 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.