Cape Investment Advisory Inc. Sells 4,595 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Cape Investment Advisory Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 23.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,957 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 4,595 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises about 3.2% of Cape Investment Advisory Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Cape Investment Advisory Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $3,284,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 10.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $885,478,000 after acquiring an additional 397,007 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $5,495,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $442,481,000 after purchasing an additional 54,987 shares during the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE boosted its position in Amazon.com by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $6,357,000 after purchasing an additional 1,518 shares during the period. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,153,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on AMZN. KeyCorp set a $285.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. Raymond James Financial lowered their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $225.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. New Street Research dropped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $350.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, November 24th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. One research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $286.84.

Amazon.com Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $205.37 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.20 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.40. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $258.60. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $219.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $226.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share 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%. Amazon.com’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.86 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total value of $554,900.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,662,702. This trade represents a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $2,187,624.07. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,461,661.70. This trade represents a 20.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739 in the last three months. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting 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.

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.