CPA Asset Management Group LLC Grows Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

CPA Asset Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 105.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,127 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,635 shares during the period. CPA Asset Management Group LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $1,183,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 10.9% in 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 buying an additional 397,007 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of 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 valued at $5,495,000 after buying an additional 986 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG raised its stake in Amazon.com by 2.8% during 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 acquiring an additional 54,987 shares in the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE raised its stake in Amazon.com by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $6,357,000 after acquiring an additional 1,518 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at $2,153,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.25, for a total transaction of $204,250.00. Following the transaction, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were 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 owned 9,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,930,094.10. This represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of AMZN opened at $210.57 on Thursday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $258.60. 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’s fifty day moving average is $214.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $224.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.26 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.38.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.86 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMZN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Tigress Financial upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $305.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Scotiabank reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 target price (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $310.00 target price (up from $304.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, 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 note on Friday, February 27th. 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $286.57.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Big AI vote of confidence — Amazon was a backer in OpenAI’s record $122B funding round, which supports higher AWS demand for model training and inference and strengthens Amazon’s AI/cloud narrative. Amazon Goes Big on OpenAI’s Record Fund Raise. ChatGPT Parent Worth $852 Billion Ahead of IPO.
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial win for Amazon Leo — Delta agreed to equip hundreds of planes with Amazon’s LEO satellite service starting in 2028, a tangible revenue & distribution milestone for Amazon’s satellite initiative versus Starlink. Amazon, Delta team up for in-flight Wi-Fi, challenging Musk’s Starlink
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street and notable funds are bullish — Citi raised its AMZN price target and high‑profile managers (Druckenmiller, Dalio, Citadel, D.E. Shaw mentions) have increased or maintained stakes, supporting sentiment and upside expectations for AWS-driven growth. Citi Raises Target Price for Amazon.com (AMZN)
• Positive Sentiment: Fintech expansion — Amazon is launching new small‑business credit cards with U.S. Bank/Mastercard, which can boost payments revenue and SMB engagement over time. Amazon to launch new small business credit cards in partnership with U.S. Bank, Mastercard
• Positive Sentiment: Operational/legal tail risk reduced — Amazon settled a Teamsters case alleging retaliation against striking workers, removing a potential labor overhang. Amazon settles Teamsters case alleging it retaliated against striking workers
• Neutral Sentiment: Strategic M&A talks — Reports say Amazon is in talks to buy Globalstar for about $9B to accelerate satellite capacity; strategically meaningful but will require capital and regulatory scrutiny. Amazon in talks to buy $9 billion satellite group Globalstar, FT reports
• Negative Sentiment: Data‑center attack risk — FT/Reuters report Amazon’s cloud operations in Bahrain were damaged in an Iranian strike and another data center was hit by a drone attack, highlighting geopolitical/availability risks to AWS revenue and costs. Amazon’s cloud business in Bahrain damaged in Iran strike, FT reports
• Negative Sentiment: Ad product test underwhelms — Amazon’s new chatbot‑embedded ads reportedly showed weak early results, which could slow ad revenue upside if broader rollout is delayed or reworked. Amazon (AMZN) Tests New Chatbot Ads, but Early Results Are Weak
• Negative Sentiment: Key talent loss & bearish research — Reports of a departing AI chip executive and a pessimistic New Street Research forecast add execution and sentiment risk for AMZN’s AI/hardware ambitions. Amazon Just Lost a Key AI Chip Executive. Is That Bad News for AMZN Stock? New Street Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Stock Price

Amazon.com Company 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.