Curated Wealth Partners LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Curated Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 9.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 29,047 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,538 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up about 0.7% of Curated Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Curated Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $6,705,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of AMZN. Fairway Wealth LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com by 113.2% in the third 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 about $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 23.5% during 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 lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% in the 3rd 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.

Amazon.com Stock Up 0.8%

Amazon.com stock opened at $200.95 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $215.66 and a two-hundred day moving average of $224.87. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $161.38 and a twelve month high of $258.60. The stock 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. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.86 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on AMZN. Daiwa Securities Group decreased their target price on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wedbush cut their price target on Amazon.com from $340.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $250.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $286.57.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $2,187,624.07. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total transaction of $4,077,336.96. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,238,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $459,217,051.24. The trade was a 0.88% 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 worth $14,688,739 over the last quarter. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Amazon.com News Summary

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

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.