BridgePort Financial Solutions LLC Buys 4,278 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

BridgePort Financial Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 35.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 16,179 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,278 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for 1.0% of BridgePort Financial Solutions LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest holding. BridgePort Financial Solutions LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $3,552,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 10.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $885,478,000 after acquiring an additional 397,007 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $5,495,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $442,481,000 after buying an additional 54,987 shares during the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,357,000 after buying an additional 1,518 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,153,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total value of $4,077,336.96. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,238,118 shares in the company, valued at approximately $459,217,051.24. The trade was a 0.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,835 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.82, for a total transaction of $1,406,779.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 522,361 shares in the company, valued at $107,512,341.02. The trade was a 1.29% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 70,686 shares of company stock worth $14,484,489. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman and other analysts called Amazon’s strategic partnership and investment commitment with OpenAI a strong competitive proof point for AWS’s AI positioning, supporting upside to cloud revenue and customer workloads. Amazon’s OpenAI tie-up ‘positive proof’ for AI growth, Goldman says
• Positive Sentiment: AWS revenue is accelerating (recently +24% YoY) and analysts point to faster cloud growth and lofty price targets that underpin a rebound thesis after the February selloff. Amazon’s Drop Was Loud, But Its Rebound Could Be Louder
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding AI/data infrastructure — buying George Washington University’s Virginia campus and investing heavily in Spain — moves that scale AWS capacity for AI workloads. Those investments support long‑term AWS monetization. Amazon (AMZN) Invests $427 Million in New AI Data Hub
• Positive Sentiment: Product & logistics innovation persists — Amazon launched a 15‑minute delivery rollout in Brazil and rolled out an AI “Canvas” for sellers, which could boost marketplace engagement and unit economics over time. Amazon Deploys 15-Minute Delivery in Brazil Expansion Amazon Gives Sellers an Agentic Window Into Their Business
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is pruning non-core apps (Wondery app and Wondery+ subscription will close), a limited consumer-facing re‑org that is unlikely to move revenues materially. Amazon Is Shutting Down The Wondery App
• Negative Sentiment: Operational disruption: AWS confirmed drone strikes and fire damage at data centers in the UAE and Bahrain, causing outages and prompting customer migrations and prolonged recovery risk — a clear near‑term negative for reliability and reputation in the region. Amazon data center unit says drone strikes damaged UAE and Bahrain facilities
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical fallout prompted Amazon to temporarily close corporate offices in the Middle East and disrupted some services — a catalyst for short‑term declines amid broader market risk. Nvidia, Amazon temporarily close Dubai offices, Google employees stranded amid U.S.-Iran war
• Negative Sentiment: Financial concern: the market remains sensitive to Amazon’s planned ~ $200B capex and a steep free‑cash‑flow decline last year — a spending profile that explains prior heavy selling and keeps short‑term downside risk elevated. Amazon’s Drop Was Loud, But Its Rebound Could Be Louder
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and some hedge‑fund trimming have been reported, which can weigh on sentiment even if driven by routine portfolio moves. Amazon Stock (AMZN) Opinions on Data Center Acquisition and Middle East Disruptions

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $260.00 target price (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, November 24th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $287.29.

Amazon.com Stock Up 0.2%

AMZN stock opened at $208.73 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $2.24 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.11, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $225.79 and its 200-day moving average price is $227.47. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one year high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued 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). Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The business had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research 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.