Black Swift Group LLC decreased its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN – Free Report) by 7.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 80,925 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 6,535 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises about 3.1% of Black Swift Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest position. Black Swift Group LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $17,769,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of AMZN. KilterHowling LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. KilterHowling LLC now owns 7,130 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,566,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 4.5% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 8,917,959 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,958,115,000 after purchasing an additional 384,884 shares in the last quarter. Graney & King LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.2% in the third quarter. Graney & King LLC now owns 2,399 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $527,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the period. Crabel Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the third quarter valued at about $269,000. Finally, Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in Amazon.com by 0.3% in the third quarter. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. now owns 73,914 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $16,229,000 after acquiring an additional 241 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com
In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total transaction of $2,187,624.07. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total transaction of $3,642,860.22. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,930,094.10. The trade was a 65.37% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Amazon.com Price Performance
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.86 earnings per share. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities lowered their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $305.00 to $296.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 price target (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $310.00 target price (up from $304.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Bank of America reduced their target price on Amazon.com from $303.00 to $286.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $286.93.
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Trending Headlines about Amazon.com
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research raised its price target to $255 and analysts broadly remain constructive, supporting sentiment that Amazon’s AI/cloud investments can pay off long-term. Wolfe Research Raises Price Target
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon plans to move its Prime Day event to late June from July — an earlier Prime Day can shift meaningful revenues into Q2, affecting seasonality and logistics planning for the quarter. Reuters: Prime Day Move
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon won a federal injunction against an AI shopping agent (Perplexity/Comet), preserving control of its buying flow and protecting its commerce moat for now. PYMNTS: Injunction vs Perplexity
- Positive Sentiment: Zoox (Amazon’s autonomous unit) struck a deal with Uber to deploy robotaxis on Uber’s app — a commercial pathway for Zoox that could accelerate revenue optionality for Amazon’s mobility investments. Reuters: Zoox-Uber Deal
- Positive Sentiment: AWS co-sponsored Physical AI fellowship (with Nvidia and MassRobotics) and Amazon is expanding Health AI on its site—both moves underline AWS and Amazon’s push to monetize AI across cloud, healthcare and robotics. PYMNTS: Physical AI Fellowship
- Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is targeting large bond sales / euro-bond issuance to fund AI capacity (debt-funded CapEx)—this secures funding but increases leverage and investor focus on returns from the spend. FinancialPost: Euro Bond Sale
- Neutral Sentiment: Amazon outlined a big multi-year investment in Poland (23 billion zlotys for 2026–2028), signaling continued geographic expansion but also more near-term capex. Reuters: Poland Investment
- Negative Sentiment: Milan prosecutors sought trial for Amazon’s European unit and four executives over alleged €1.2B tax evasion — a significant legal/regulatory overhang that could lead to fines and negative headlines. Reuters: Italian Tax Trial Request
- Negative Sentiment: Reports of retail-site outages and an AI agent giving inaccurate advice prompted Amazon to “put humans back in the loop,” raising operational and reputational risk around fast AI rollouts. Fortune: Site Outages and AI Errors
- Negative Sentiment: FCC chair publicly criticized Amazon over slow satellite launches after Amazon opposed SpaceX’s massive plan — regulatory scrutiny and public spat increase political/regulatory risk on Project Kuiper. CNBC: FCC Criticism
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.
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