Scissortail Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN – Free Report) by 65.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 31,025 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 12,320 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 1.5% of Scissortail Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Scissortail Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $6,812,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Cooksen Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 23.5% in the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. PayPay Securities Corp increased its position in Amazon.com by 62.3% during the 3rd quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Access Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at about $74,000. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at about $79,000. Finally, MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 17.1% during the 2nd quarter. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. now owns 363 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Amazon.com Stock Down 5.6%
Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $210.27 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $258.60. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $233.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is $229.80. The firm has a market cap of $2.25 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.33, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.37.
Amazon.com News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AWS and sales beat/strength — Amazon reported solid Q4 revenue and faster AWS growth, reinforcing the cloud growth thesis. AWS Q4 beat (CNBC)
- Positive Sentiment: Anthropic stake re‑valuation — Amazon’s earlier $8B investment in Anthropic is now being valued much higher (~$60.6B), underlining upside in AI partnerships and non‑core assets. Anthropic valuation (Business Insider)
- Positive Sentiment: Near‑term tax relief improves cash flow — Recent U.S. tax changes materially reduced Amazon’s federal tax cash outlays in 2025, which helps fund heavier capex without a proportional hit to free cash flow. Tax law reduces Amazon tax bill (WSJ)
- Neutral Sentiment: Management stance — CEO Andy Jassy said he’s “confident” the $200B program will deliver attractive returns over time; that defends the strategy but leaves timing/ROIC execution risk. CEO confidence (CNBC)
- Neutral Sentiment: New ad/AI product moves — Amazon is opening ad platform capabilities to AI agents (Ads MCP server beta), which could expand ad monetization but will take time to scale. Ads MCP beta (Newsfile)
- Negative Sentiment: CapEx shock and small EPS miss spooked traders — Amazon guided to roughly $200B in 2026 capex (well above expectations) and reported a slight EPS miss; that combination triggered heavy selling and a sharp gap lower in after‑hours/premarket trading. $200B capex guide (Reuters)
- Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and analyst pushback — Germany’s cartel office banned certain marketplace pricing controls and ordered repayments, adding regulatory risk; several firms also trimmed near‑term targets or flagged margin/cash‑flow risk tied to heavy capex. Germany antitrust (Reuters)
Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com
In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total transaction of $3,853,879.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 6,273 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,360,613.70. This represents a 73.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.94, for a total transaction of $4,311,031.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,208,310 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $479,070,771.40. This trade represents a 0.89% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 47,061 shares of company stock worth $10,351,262. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Wall Street Zen cut Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $285.00 price objective (down previously from $335.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $300.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $295.00 price target (up from $270.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Fifty-five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $290.28.
Read Our Latest Research Report on AMZN
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.
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