Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Holdings Increased by AMS Capital Ltda

AMS Capital Ltda raised its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 41.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 207,299 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 61,048 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up about 18.6% of AMS Capital Ltda’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. AMS Capital Ltda’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $45,517,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. IMPACTfolio LLC raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. 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 valued at $292,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Union Savings Bank boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 10,723 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,510,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Doheny Asset Management CA grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Doheny Asset Management CA now owns 17,821 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $3,910,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banco de Sabadell S.A increased its position 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 worth $2,946,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $205.37 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.20 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.64, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.88. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $219.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $226.04.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. Amazon.com’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,238,118 shares in the company, valued at approximately $459,217,051.24. This represents a 0.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $106,487,984.25. This represents a 0.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739. 9.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS doubles down on AI infrastructure — Amazon has agreed to buy 1 million Nvidia GPUs through 2027, signaling massive AWS demand for AI inference and reinforcing AWS’s revenue runway. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Delivery automation push — Amazon acquired Rivr, a stair‑climbing delivery‑robot startup, which can reduce last‑mile costs and support scaling of doorstep delivery pilots. This is a strategic operational bet that could lower long‑term delivery costs. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Prime Day moved to June — Pulling Prime Day earlier can front‑load sales into Q2, helping near‑term revenue and advertising trends at a time when quarterly momentum matters to investors. That timing shift is being viewed as a tactical way to support quarterly results. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: New consumer device strategy — Multiple outlets report Amazon is developing an AI‑centric smartphone codenamed “Transformer” built around Alexa and personalization; the project highlights Amazon’s push to embed services but brings execution risk vs. incumbents. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Alexa+ Europe rollout — Amazon is broadening Alexa+ in the U.K., expanding its AI voice footprint which supports services/retention but is incremental to revenue for now. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: CapEx and valuation concerns persist — Large AI infrastructure orders and Bezos‑linked fundraising chatter underline heavy spending plans; investors remain worried about margin impact and large capital commitments despite long‑term upside. See ongoing debate over Amazon’s aggressive AI spend. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst and insider signals — Wolfe Research trimmed a price target recently and there’s visible insider selling noted in market summaries, which can weigh on near‑term sentiment even amid bullish long‑term analyst views. Read More.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. New Street Research reduced their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $350.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Evercore dropped their price target on Amazon.com from $335.00 to $285.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Raymond James Financial lowered their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $225.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $286.84.

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.