Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Bought by CCM Investment Advisers LLC

CCM Investment Advisers LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 2.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 147,399 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,194 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises about 3.3% of CCM Investment Advisers LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. CCM Investment Advisers LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $34,023,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Horizon Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. Horizon Financial Services LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $510,000 after acquiring an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. HWG Holdings LP raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. HWG Holdings LP now owns 71,422 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $16,486,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Central Valley Advisors LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Central Valley Advisors LLC now owns 21,479 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $4,958,000 after purchasing an additional 293 shares during the period. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,957 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,760,000 after purchasing an additional 1,057 shares during the period. Finally, Sax Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 7.9% in the 4th quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 39,163 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $9,040,000 after purchasing an additional 2,858 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Trading Up 3.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $208.04 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $2.23 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.02, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.40. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $215.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $224.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its 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 analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.Amazon.com’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.86 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,238,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $459,217,051.24. This represents a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total value of $3,642,860.22. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,930,094.10. The trade was a 65.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739. Corporate insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently commented on AMZN. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Wolfe Research reduced their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $255.00 to $250.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Zacks Research cut shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 1st. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $260.00 target price (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One investment 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 MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $286.57.

Amazon.com News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Delta selects Amazon Leo to provide faster in‑flight Wi‑Fi on 500 aircraft starting in 2028 — a material commercial win for Amazon’s nascent LEO satellite unit that strengthens its challenge to SpaceX/Starlink and helps monetize Leo hardware and connectivity services. Amazon, Delta team up for in-flight Wi-Fi (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: “Project Hail Mary” becomes Amazon MGM’s biggest box‑office hit, signaling stronger content returns for Prime Video/studio investments and supporting long‑term media monetization. ‘Project Hail Mary’ is the box office proof point Amazon MGM (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon announced new Prime Business and Amazon Business credit cards (issued by U.S. Bank/Mastercard) aimed at SMBs — a recurring‑revenue fintech push that can increase payments volume, data insights and margins over time. New Prime Business & Amazon Business credit cards (Business Wire)
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness picked up: Tigress reiterated Buy and lifted its $315 target citing AI‑driven margin upside; Citi also raised its target (to $285). Upgrades boost sentiment and set upside references for investors. AMZN upgraded on AI-driven growth (InsiderMonkey) Citi raises target for AMZN (InsiderMonkey)
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon secured a court order limiting Perplexity’s scraping of its site — this protects Amazon’s shopping data and ad ecosystem but may spur further legal and policy battles with AI search firms. Amazon court win vs Perplexity (Yahoo Finance)
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon reached a settlement tied to Teamsters’ charges alleging retaliation during strikes — removes an immediate legal overhang but keeps labor relations and unionization risks visible to investors. Amazon settles Teamsters case (CNBC)
• Neutral Sentiment: AWS momentum continues with TGS choosing AWS and Amazon buying 1,300 acres near the Columbia River for potential data‑center expansion — supports long‑term cloud demand, but implies ongoing heavy capex. TGS selects AWS (Yahoo Finance) Amazon buys land for possible data center (GeekWire)
• Negative Sentiment: Fresh senior exits from Amazon’s AI/chip group raise operational risk for its in‑house silicon roadmap and could slow time‑to‑market for custom accelerators — a near‑term negative for AI cost structure expectations. Amazon chip division exec exit (Yahoo Finance)
• Negative Sentiment: Market worries persist around AI capex and valuation (AMZN down YTD vs analyst upside scenarios), keeping downside risk if macro/energy pressures force slower spending or guidance revisions. AMZN stock down YTD; analyst outlook (Blockonomi)

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.