Cambria Investment Management L.P. Boosts Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Cambria Investment Management L.P. increased its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 122.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,875 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,229 shares during the quarter. Cambria Investment Management L.P.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $5,681,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fairway Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 113.2% in the 3rd quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the third quarter worth $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com by 2,330.0% during the third quarter. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the period. Cooksen Wealth LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com by 23.5% during the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 62.3% in the third quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Large GPU supply deal for AWS underscores strong AI demand and recurring cloud revenue upside; Nvidia says it will sell 1 million GPUs (and other products) to Amazon Web Services through 2027, supporting AWS’s AI-driven growth thesis. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon acquired Rivr, a stair‑climbing delivery-robot startup, signaling continued investment to cut last‑mile costs and improve safety — a strategic move for logistics efficiency and scaling doorstep delivery pilots. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Andy Jassy’s internal forecast that AI could push AWS to ~$600B annually fuels long‑term upside expectations for the cloud unit, helping support valuation despite heavy AI capex. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Appeals court pause allows Perplexity AI shopping bots to keep functioning on Amazon while litigation continues — limits immediate disruption to site traffic/revenue but keeps regulatory/legal uncertainty live. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Product expansion: Amazon rolled out Alexa+ in the U.K. early access program — incremental services and device engagement upside but limited near-term revenue impact versus cloud/logistics headlines. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Jeff Bezos reportedly courting partners for a $100B automation fund — potential ecosystem benefits for automation/robotics but not an immediate Amazon revenue driver. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Logistics risk: Amazon says USPS “walked away” from talks and reports indicate Amazon plans to cut USPS parcel volume dramatically — switching carriers and scaling in‑house delivery raises transition costs and operational risk ahead of the October contract deadline. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/regulatory risk: Microsoft is reportedly considering legal action over a large Amazon–OpenAI cloud deal, creating potential litigation or contractual headwinds that could affect AWS’s access to certain AI workloads. Read More.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were 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 in the company, 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, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.25, for a total value of $204,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 521,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $106,487,984.25. The trade was a 0.19% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Desjardins lifted their price target on Amazon.com to $218.00 in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Rosenblatt Securities decreased their price target on Amazon.com from $305.00 to $296.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Evercore dropped their price objective on shares of 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 equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $286.84.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $208.86 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $220.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $226.19. 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 $2.24 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.40. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $161.38 and a twelve month high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its earnings results 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 company 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%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.86 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

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.