Clarius Group LLC Has $65.84 Million Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Clarius Group LLC lowered its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 2.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 285,235 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 6,060 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for about 3.8% of Clarius Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Clarius Group LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $65,838,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 10,494 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,422,000 after acquiring an additional 513 shares in the last quarter. Centurion Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Centurion Wealth Management LLC now owns 22,403 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $5,171,000 after acquiring an additional 1,485 shares in the last quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 28,169 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $6,502,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Neumann Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 18.3% in the 4th quarter. Neumann Capital Management LLC now owns 12,944 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,988,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aventus Investment Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Aventus Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 7,739 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,786,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on AMZN. Citigroup increased their target price on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Wedbush decreased their target price on Amazon.com from $340.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Barclays reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, Arete Research raised their price objective on Amazon.com from $283.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $286.59.

Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Reached a deal with the U.S. Postal Service to keep roughly 80% of current USPS deliveries, reducing the risk of large-scale routing disruption and protecting same‑ and next‑day delivery capacity. Exclusive: Amazon says it has reached deal with US Postal Service on package deliveries
• Positive Sentiment: AWS partnership with UnitedHealthcare to bring AI-driven front-end solutions into healthcare highlights AWS revenue diversification and enterprise AI demand. Investors view these enterprise AI deals as durable growth catalysts for AWS. AWS and UnitedHealthcare Take Back-Office to Front-End Approach to Healthcare AI
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment shows pockets of optimism (price-target upgrades published), which supports the rally narrative and investor confidence in longer-term earnings upside. Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Price Target Raised to $305.00
• Positive Sentiment: Alexa+ expands to conversational ordering with Uber Eats and Grubhub — a product/monetization move that can increase user engagement, commerce touchpoints and ad/upsell opportunities in the smart‑home ecosystem. Amazon’s Alexa+ Adds Conversational Uber Eats and Grubhub Ordering
• Neutral Sentiment: Announced a 3.5% fuel surcharge for Fulfillment‑by‑Amazon sellers starting April 17 (estimated ~17¢ per unit). This helps Amazon pass through higher fuel costs but could affect seller economics and pricing. Amazon Imposes 3.5% Fuel Surcharge as Energy Costs Rise
• Neutral Sentiment: Speculation that Amazon may pursue a ~ $9B satellite play (Globalstar chatter) signals strategic ambition for LEO/connectivity (Project Kuiper acceleration), but remains unconfirmed and is speculative for near‑term EPS impact. As Amazon Considers Buying Globalstar, Should You Buy GSAT Stock?
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported insider sale by Amazon’s CEO (~$210,500). Size is small relative to company scale and typical insider activity, so market impact is limited. Insider Selling: Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) CEO Sells $210,500.00 in Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Shareholder pressure over water and power use at U.S. data centers highlights environmental/community risk that could slow or complicate future AWS builds and add costs or project delays. Investors press Amazon, Microsoft and Google on water, power use in US data centers

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,930,094.10. This trade represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was 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 directly owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,662,702. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 72,686 shares of company stock worth $14,899,239. 9.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Amazon.com Stock Up 1.4%

AMZN stock opened at $212.79 on Tuesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $161.38 and a twelve month high of $258.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm has a market cap of $2.28 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.38. The business has a 50 day moving average of $213.19 and a 200 day moving average of $224.13.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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). Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The company had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.86 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.