LSV Asset Management Has $19.32 Million Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

LSV Asset Management lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 9,064.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 87,979 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 87,019 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $19,318,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.1% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 849,721,601 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $186,420,422,000 after buying an additional 17,447,045 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in Amazon.com by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 374,097,285 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $82,073,203,000 after acquiring an additional 5,163,208 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 216,717,657 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $47,332,625,000 after acquiring an additional 3,721,658 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,438,011,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,379,134 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $18,527,354,000 after purchasing an additional 302,858 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $2,187,624.07. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,461,661.70. This represents a 20.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total value of $3,642,860.22. Following the transaction, 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739 in the last quarter. 9.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $216.82 on Thursday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $2.33 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.40. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $225.48 and a 200-day moving average of $227.39.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The business had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.86 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on AMZN shares. Raymond James Financial decreased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $225.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 price objective (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. KeyCorp set a $285.00 price objective on Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. DA Davidson reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $175.00 target price (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. One 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 company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $287.29.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: OpenAI strategic partnership validates AWS AI demand — Amazon’s multi‑year deal with OpenAI (including an initial tranche and a potential investment of up to $50B plus large workload commitments) reassures investors that high capex is backed by long‑duration customer demand. Amazon’s OpenAI tie-up ‘positive proof’ for AI growth
• Positive Sentiment: Expansion of AI infrastructure — Amazon is buying a Virginia campus (~$427M) and continuing large data‑center investments to host AI workloads, supporting long‑term AWS revenue growth. Amazon invests $427M in new AI data hub
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street support and high price targets — Many analysts remain bullish (numerous Buy/Outperform ratings and a median price target well above current levels), which provides technical and sentiment support for a rebound. Analyst commentary and price targets
• Neutral Sentiment: Pledge to self‑power AI data centers — Amazon joined other big tech firms in a White House pledge to provide their own power for AI data centers; helpful for long‑run grid resilience but vague on sourcing and near‑term impact. Top tech companies sign Trump’s pledge
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational expansion in retail markets — Initiatives like 15‑minute delivery rollout in Brazil signal growth initiatives in international commerce, but they are incremental vs. the AWS/AI story. Amazon deploys 15-minute delivery in Brazil
• Negative Sentiment: Drone strikes damaged Middle East AWS facilities — Physical damage and prolonged outages in UAE and Bahrain introduce operational risk, customer disruption and potential remediation costs; these headlines have weighed on sentiment periodically. Amazon’s Bahrain data center targeted by Iran
• Negative Sentiment: Job cuts and robotics scaling back — Recent layoffs in the robotics unit and reports of reduced robot deployments are a reminder of near‑term cost pressures and restructuring that can hurt execution narratives. Amazon cuts more jobs in robotics unit
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — A CEO Form 4 shows a small sale (1,000 shares); while modest in size, continued insider sales across the company are watched by investors as a negative signal. SEC filing: insider sale

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.