Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN is Achmea Investment Management B.V.’s 4th Largest Position

Achmea Investment Management B.V. lowered its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,149,604 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 47,317 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises approximately 3.1% of Achmea Investment Management B.V.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Achmea Investment Management B.V.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $252,418,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. IMPACTfolio LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 1,225 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $269,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Cadence Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 3.5% in the third quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,328 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $292,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Union Savings Bank lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.4% during the second quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 10,723 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,510,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Doheny Asset Management CA boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Doheny Asset Management CA now owns 17,821 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $3,910,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banco de Sabadell S.A boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Banco de Sabadell S.A now owns 13,409 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,946,000 after buying an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of AMZN opened at $209.87 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $221.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $226.32. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.25 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.40.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.86 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on AMZN. Desjardins increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com to $218.00 in a research report on Monday, December 8th. KeyCorp set a $285.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 1st. 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 MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $286.93.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Big long-term upside from AWS: CEO Andy Jassy told staff he expects AI could drive AWS to roughly $600B in annual revenue by 2036 — a reiteration of AWS as the core growth/profit engine. Reuters: AWS $600B
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Wolfe Research recently raised its price target citing stronger AWS AI and data-center demand, which underpins upside for shares. Yahoo Finance: Wolfe Research
• Positive Sentiment: Product and cloud partnerships accelerating AI offerings — AWS announced deals (including a Cerebras collaboration for fast inference) and OpenAI/AWS commercial/government arrangements that expand addressable market for cloud and AI services. InsiderMonkey: Cerebras partnership
  Reuters: OpenAI-AWS gov deal
• Positive Sentiment: Faster delivery push and Prime Day timing: Amazon expanded 1‑hour/3‑hour delivery and reportedly moved Prime Day into June — both moves aim to pull demand forward, boost Q2 revenue and defend share in quick-commerce. Reuters: 1-hour delivery
  MarketBeat: Prime Day shift
• Neutral Sentiment: Capital spending and debt context: Amazon’s large bond sale and planned AI capex have analysts revising hyperscaler debt forecasts higher — supports growth but keeps focus on near-term margin/cash use. Reuters: debt forecasts
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/cloud competition risk: Reports say Microsoft is weighing legal action over a large Amazon–OpenAI cloud arrangement, creating regulatory / contract uncertainty for AWS/OpenAI deals. Reuters: Microsoft legal threat
• Negative Sentiment: Operational & headlines risk from logistics shuffle: Multiple reports that Amazon plans to sharply cut USPS volume (potentially two‑thirds) have pressured the stock amid concerns over transition costs and negative press; CNBC/WSJ coverage also shows negotiation frictions. WSJ: USPS volume cut
  CNBC: USPS talks

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,835 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.82, for a total value of $1,406,779.70. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 522,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $107,512,341.02. This represents a 1.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total transaction of $554,900.50. Following the sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,662,702. This represents a 2.20% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

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.