Banque Transatlantique SA grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 0.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,618,890 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 12,086 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 8.7% of Banque Transatlantique SA’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Banque Transatlantique SA’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $355,381,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Benchmark Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $3,969,000. Cadence Bank increased its position in Amazon.com by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Cadence Bank now owns 40,609 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $8,917,000 after acquiring an additional 1,434 shares in the last quarter. Capital Wealth Planning LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 169.8% in the third quarter. Capital Wealth Planning LLC now owns 90,354 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $19,839,000 after acquiring an additional 56,866 shares during the last quarter. Columbus Hill Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 15.6% in the 3rd quarter. Columbus Hill Capital Management L.P. now owns 373,911 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $82,100,000 after buying an additional 50,400 shares during the period. Finally, F m Investments LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. F m Investments LLC now owns 332,450 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $72,996,000 after purchasing an additional 9,527 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $310.00 price objective (up from $304.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, December 29th. Argus reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Citizens Jmp boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. 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 data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $286.93.
Amazon.com Trading Down 0.9%
Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $207.67 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $222.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $226.70. The stock has a market cap of $2.23 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.40. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $258.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last released 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). The company had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.86 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.
Trending Headlines about Amazon.com
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AWS partners with Cerebras to speed AI inference, which could improve Bedrock performance, lower customer costs and help AWS compete vs. Nvidia — a potential long‑term revenue/margin positive for Amazon’s cloud business. Cerebras Systems, Amazon strike deal to offer Cerebras AI chips on Amazon’s cloud
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon splits out a paid “Ultra” Prime Video tier and hikes the ad‑free price — a direct, near‑term revenue boost from higher subscription ARPU that supports monetization of Prime streaming. Amazon to hike price of ad-free Prime Video tier by $2 a month
- Positive Sentiment: Luxembourg court vacated a record €746M privacy fine and ordered a reassessment, removing a large regulatory overhang for Amazon in Europe. Win for Amazon as Luxembourg court scraps record $854 million privacy fine
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains constructive: analysts have reiterated buys and some raised price targets (e.g., Wolfe/Evercore), which can support the stock amid the pullback narrative. Amazon Is Rising While the Market Falls—Here’s Why
- Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is reportedly moving Prime Day earlier to late June — timing and promotional cadence can affect quarterly sales mix but is not a clear positive/negative until details and vendor economics are known. Amazon plans to move Prime Day event to June from July, Bloomberg News reports
- Negative Sentiment: Amazon closed a massive multi‑tranche corporate debt offering to fund its AI/capex push — strong demand (reported ~4:1 bids) eases short‑term funding risk but the large debt target and $200B+ capex plan keep investor concerns about near‑term returns and balance‑sheet risk elevated. Amazon Completes Massive Multi-Tranche Corporate Debt Offering
- Negative Sentiment: Legal/tax risk persists: Milan prosecutors have sought trial for Amazon’s European unit and four execs over alleged €1.2B tax evasion — an ongoing legal exposure that could concern investors. Exclusive: Italian prosecutors seek trial for Amazon, four execs over alleged $1.4 bln tax evasion
Insiders Place Their Bets
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 transaction of $4,077,336.96. Following the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.25, for a total value of $204,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 521,361 shares in the company, valued at $106,487,984.25. This represents a 0.19% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739 over the last three months. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.
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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