Trivest Advisors Ltd Trims Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Trivest Advisors Ltd reduced its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 38.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 751,500 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 475,000 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises approximately 5.3% of Trivest Advisors Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Trivest Advisors Ltd’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $165,007,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Amazon.com by 10.9% during the fourth 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 lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $5,495,000 after buying an additional 986 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.8% in 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 increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,357,000 after acquiring an additional 1,518 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,153,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zoox expands robotaxi testing to Phoenix and Dallas and opens an Arizona command hub — reinforces Amazon’s push into autonomous mobility, logistics and edge AI capabilities that could create new service/revenue pathways over time. Amazon’s Zoox to launch command hub in Arizona, expand testing to Dallas and Phoenix
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America reaffirms a Buy rating with a $275 price target, citing AI‑led growth and AWS momentum — supports upside expectations and investor confidence. BofA Maintains Buy on Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Stock
• Positive Sentiment: High‑profile institutional buying: Bill Ackman increased exposure and lists AMZN among top picks — large investor endorsement can support multiple valuation re-ratings. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Among Bill Ackman’s Top Picks
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon Pharmacy expands access to Eli Lilly’s Zepbound KwikPen — incremental revenue and margins opportunity in the health/pharmacy vertical. Amazon Pharmacy Expands Access to Eli Lilly’s Zepbound KwikPen
• Neutral Sentiment: Massive capital investment plan (~$200B capex) to scale AI/data‑center capacity — positive for long‑term AWS leadership but increases near‑term cash burn and execution risk. Amazon Just Committed $200 Billion to Capital Expenditures
• Neutral Sentiment: Partner ecosystem momentum (e.g., custom‑silicon and vendor activity) signals sustained AWS demand but binds Amazon to supplier/capex cycles — supportive but timing‑sensitive. Marvell’s Big Earnings Win Could Be the Start of Something Bigger
• Negative Sentiment: Drone strikes damaged AWS data centers in the UAE and Bahrain, causing outages — highlights geopolitical and physical‑security risks to cloud availability and could increase insurance, redundancy and recovery costs. Iran’s attacks on Amazon data centers in UAE, Bahrain
• Negative Sentiment: Surging oil prices and higher energy costs could pressure data‑center margins and raise operating costs for AWS, while broader macro effects may weigh e‑commerce demand. For Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, $119 Oil Could Be A Ticking Time Bomb
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of robotics unit job cuts highlight restructuring and execution risk as Amazon pivots more heavily into AI and cloud — could signal near‑term cost reductions but also business uncertainty. As Amazon Slashes Robotics Jobs, Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold AMZN Stock?

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on AMZN shares. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $250.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. New Street Research reduced their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $350.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt decreased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. One investment 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $287.29.

Amazon.com Price Performance

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $213.49 on Tuesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $258.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The stock has a market cap of $2.29 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $224.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $227.16.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.86 EPS. Analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total value of $4,077,336.96. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,238,118 shares in the company, valued at $459,217,051.24. This trade represents a 0.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,835 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.82, for a total value of $1,406,779.70. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 522,361 shares in the company, valued at $107,512,341.02. The trade was a 1.29% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739. 10.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.