Czech National Bank raised its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 4.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,565,128 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 100,244 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises approximately 3.8% of Czech National Bank’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Czech National Bank’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $592,083,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fairway Wealth LLC raised its stake in Amazon.com by 113.2% during 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 in the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2,330.0% in the third quarter. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC grew its stake 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 worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% during 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 period. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: TGS selects AWS as preferred cloud provider — a multi‑year HPC/AI deal underscores strong enterprise demand for AWS compute and generative AI services, supporting revenue and margin leverage in the cloud business. TGS Announces AWS as its Preferred Cloud Provider
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon bought 1,300 acres near the Columbia River that could host a large data‑center campus — a long‑term bet to expand AWS capacity and regional resiliency for growing cloud and AI workloads. Report: Amazon buys 1,300 acres near Columbia River that could become a giant data center
- Positive Sentiment: Court order bars AI startup Perplexity from scraping Amazon — protects Amazon’s retail data, ad model and control over shopping traffic, limiting competitive threats from AI shopping agents. Amazon Court Win Puts Focus On Control Of AI Shopping Traffic
- Positive Sentiment: Improvements to delivery convenience (new options/features) bolster e‑commerce defensibility and repeat buying, supporting retail revenue stability. Amazon takes delivery convenience to next level
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst notes and coverage remain mixed but constructive — New Street trimmed its price target slightly ($285→$280) while keeping a Buy, reflecting continued upside expectations despite near‑term noise. New Street adjusts price target on Amazon.com to $280 from $285; maintains Buy rating
- Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other outlets highlight online store strength (essentials/grocery repeat buying) — supports steady retail revenues but is less likely to move the stock than AWS/AI developments. Can Amazon’s Online Store Strength Drive Upside in Retail Revenues?
- Negative Sentiment: Key AI chip executive departure raises questions about Amazon’s internal AI/hardware roadmap and could slow specialized silicon progress — a concern given the cloud AI arms race. Amazon Just Lost a Key AI Chip Executive. Is That Bad News for AMZN Stock?
- Negative Sentiment: Bearish takes and macro/AI capex worries persist — several opinion pieces warn that elevated AI spending and margin pressure could keep near‑term share performance under pressure despite long‑term AWS upside. Amazon: This Is Worse Than You Think
Analyst Ratings Changes
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Amazon.com Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $200.95 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 current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $215.66 and a two-hundred day moving average of $224.87. The company has a market capitalization of $2.16 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.03, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.40.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The business had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.86 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity
In related news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total transaction of $554,900.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,662,702. This trade represents a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, 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 value of $204,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 521,361 shares in the company, valued at $106,487,984.25. This represents a 0.19% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739 in the last ninety days. 10.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
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.
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