Defender Capital LLC. purchased a new position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 8,080 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $1,865,000. Amazon.com makes up about 0.6% of Defender Capital LLC.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding.
Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GenWealth Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth $462,000. Czech National Bank grew its stake in Amazon.com by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 2,565,128 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $592,083,000 after acquiring an additional 100,244 shares in the last quarter. First Bank & Trust grew its stake in Amazon.com by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. First Bank & Trust now owns 27,066 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,247,000 after acquiring an additional 387 shares in the last quarter. Cullen Investment Group LTD. increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. Cullen Investment Group LTD. now owns 62,056 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $15,351,000 after acquiring an additional 3,926 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Canvas Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 9.2% in the 4th quarter. Canvas Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 89,292 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $20,610,000 after acquiring an additional 7,493 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Transactions at Amazon.com
In other news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total transaction of $554,900.50. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,662,702. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,835 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.82, for a total value of $1,406,779.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 522,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $107,512,341.02. This represents a 1.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Amazon.com Stock Up 3.5%
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.
More Amazon.com News
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Delta selects Amazon Leo to provide faster in‑flight Wi‑Fi on 500 aircraft starting in 2028 — a material commercial win for Amazon’s nascent LEO satellite unit that strengthens its challenge to SpaceX/Starlink and helps monetize Leo hardware and connectivity services. Amazon, Delta team up for in-flight Wi-Fi (Reuters)
- Positive Sentiment: “Project Hail Mary” becomes Amazon MGM’s biggest box‑office hit, signaling stronger content returns for Prime Video/studio investments and supporting long‑term media monetization. ‘Project Hail Mary’ is the box office proof point Amazon MGM (CNBC)
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon announced new Prime Business and Amazon Business credit cards (issued by U.S. Bank/Mastercard) aimed at SMBs — a recurring‑revenue fintech push that can increase payments volume, data insights and margins over time. New Prime Business & Amazon Business credit cards (Business Wire)
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness picked up: Tigress reiterated Buy and lifted its $315 target citing AI‑driven margin upside; Citi also raised its target (to $285). Upgrades boost sentiment and set upside references for investors. AMZN upgraded on AI-driven growth (InsiderMonkey) Citi raises target for AMZN (InsiderMonkey)
- Neutral Sentiment: Amazon secured a court order limiting Perplexity’s scraping of its site — this protects Amazon’s shopping data and ad ecosystem but may spur further legal and policy battles with AI search firms. Amazon court win vs Perplexity (Yahoo Finance)
- Neutral Sentiment: Amazon reached a settlement tied to Teamsters’ charges alleging retaliation during strikes — removes an immediate legal overhang but keeps labor relations and unionization risks visible to investors. Amazon settles Teamsters case (CNBC)
- Neutral Sentiment: AWS momentum continues with TGS choosing AWS and Amazon buying 1,300 acres near the Columbia River for potential data‑center expansion — supports long‑term cloud demand, but implies ongoing heavy capex. TGS selects AWS (Yahoo Finance) Amazon buys land for possible data center (GeekWire)
- Negative Sentiment: Fresh senior exits from Amazon’s AI/chip group raise operational risk for its in‑house silicon roadmap and could slow time‑to‑market for custom accelerators — a near‑term negative for AI cost structure expectations. Amazon chip division exec exit (Yahoo Finance)
- Negative Sentiment: Market worries persist around AI capex and valuation (AMZN down YTD vs analyst upside scenarios), keeping downside risk if macro/energy pressures force slower spending or guidance revisions. AMZN stock down YTD; analyst outlook (Blockonomi)
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research analysts have commented on AMZN shares. Maxim Group increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Bank of America decreased their target price on Amazon.com from $303.00 to $286.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. UBS Group set a $311.00 price target on Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Tigress Financial raised their price target on Amazon.com from $305.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. One research 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $286.57.
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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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