Choreo LLC Buys 4,097 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Choreo LLC raised its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 380,992 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,097 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for 1.1% of Choreo LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Choreo LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $83,657,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Fairway Wealth LLC increased its position in Amazon.com by 113.2% in the 3rd quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in Amazon.com in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Amazon.com by 2,330.0% in the third quarter. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 233 shares during the period. Cooksen Wealth LLC grew its stake in Amazon.com by 23.5% in the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% during the third quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Federal court granted a preliminary injunction blocking Perplexity’s Comet AI shopping agent from making purchases on Amazon’s site, protecting Amazon’s checkout/control of the customer experience and reducing near-term risk of automated scraping or order losses. Amazon’s Win Against Perplexity Kicks AI Shopping Wars Into High Gear
• Positive Sentiment: Zoox (Amazon’s autonomous-vehicle unit) struck a multiyear partnership to deploy robotaxis via Uber’s app (starting in Las Vegas), expanding distribution for Zoox tech and creating a clearer commercial path for that long-term investment. Zoox and Uber tie up to deploy robotaxis on ride-hailing network
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon expanded its Health AI assistant to all U.S. customers on the website and app, plus streamlined Shop Direct merchant integration — both moves increase product/service engagement and potential revenue streams outside traditional retail. Amazon launches healthcare AI assistant on its website, app
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s jumbo bond push to fund AI/capex continues to dominate headlines — issuance is drawing exceptional demand (reports of massive order books), which eases financing risk but also highlights the scale of the company’s >$100B AI buildout that could pressure margins. Amazon leads record US corporate borrowing rush with $40bn bond sales
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon convened engineering “deep dive” meetings after multiple site outages, including incidents tied to AI-assisted code changes — operational instability raises short-term execution risk and customer/merchant disruption concerns. Amazon plans ‘deep dive’ internal meeting to address AI-related outages
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory scrutiny: FCC Chair publicly criticized Amazon’s slower satellite-launch pace after Amazon opposed SpaceX proposals — a reputational/regulatory flashpoint that could complicate Project Kuiper timelines and invite further government attention. FCC chair criticizes slow pace of Amazon satellite launches

Amazon.com Stock Performance

AMZN stock opened at $212.65 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm has a market cap of $2.28 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.40. The business has a 50 day moving average of $223.73 and a 200-day moving average of $226.96. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $161.38 and a 12-month high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 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 business had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.86 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.25, for a total transaction of $204,250.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 521,361 shares in the company, valued at $106,487,984.25. The trade was a 0.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total transaction of $4,077,336.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,238,118 shares in the company, valued at $459,217,051.24. This trade represents a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739. 9.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on AMZN shares. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $260.00 target price (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and set a $310.00 price target (up from $304.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, December 29th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Mizuho cut shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $286.93.

About Amazon.com

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.