AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 43.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 22,566 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 6,824 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for about 2.0% of AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest holding. AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $5,209,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. IMPACTfolio LLC boosted 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 buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Amazon.com by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,328 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Union Savings Bank lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 0.4% in 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 increased 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 acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Finally, Banco de Sabadell S.A boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 0.3% during 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 period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Dual $300 price-target endorsements and maintained buy ratings from TD Cowen and Barclays are lifting sentiment and pushing shares up; TD Cowen highlighted AWS reacceleration and AI-driven margin upside. TD Cowen Buy Rating Benzinga note on TD Cowen/Barclays
• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies says AMZN looks undervalued despite near-term AI capex, arguing AWS and retail/ads growth could drive significant upside. Jefferies valuation view
• Positive Sentiment: Long-term bullish narratives: Amazon expects AWS could reach ~$600B annual revenue in 10 years and AWS’s 20th anniversary coverage underscores cloud importance — supports multi-year growth thesis. AWS $600B thesis AWS at 20 coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Billionaire investor interest (Seth Klarman adding to position) and institutional buys provide confidence that large investors view current levels as a buying opportunity. Klarman stake report
• Neutral Sentiment: Entertainment wins (Project Hail Mary box-office/Prime Video success) and consumer-facing product rumors (an AI “Transformer” smartphone) are positive for brand and services revenue but are unlikely to materially change core AWS/retail earnings near-term. Project Hail Mary box office Smartphone rumor
• Neutral Sentiment: Options/strategy pieces showing attractive yields from selling OTM puts indicate some traders view current levels as range-bound; reported short-interest data in the feed is anomalous/zero and not informative. OTM puts strategy
• Negative Sentiment: Logistics headwinds: reports that UPS is cutting Amazon deliveries in half and that Amazon/USPS negotiations are deteriorating raise near-term fulfillment cost and delivery-risk concerns — potential margin pressure and higher operating complexity. UPS deliveries cut USPS negotiations
• Negative Sentiment: AI capex concerns and warnings that Amazon’s large spending plan could backfire remain a drag on sentiment; some analysts have flagged near-term fiscal strain despite long-term upside. AI capex concern

Amazon.com Stock Up 2.3%

AMZN opened at $210.17 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05. The company has a market cap of $2.26 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.31, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.40. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one year high of $258.60. The business’s fifty day moving average is $219.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $225.86.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.86 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. KeyCorp set a $285.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Daiwa Securities Group reduced their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $304.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. UBS Group set a $311.00 price target on Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities cut their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $305.00 to $296.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. 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. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $286.57.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total transaction of $3,642,860.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at $1,930,094.10. The trade was a 65.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total value of $554,900.50. Following 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 position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739. Corporate insiders own 10.80% 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.