Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Holdings Lifted by Focus Partners Wealth

Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,506,840 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 244,385 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up 1.5% of Focus Partners Wealth’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Focus Partners Wealth’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $989,663,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Amazon.com by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,123 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,442,000 after acquiring an additional 495 shares during the period. Disciplined Investors L.L.C. lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 24.3% during the third quarter. Disciplined Investors L.L.C. now owns 11,745 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,579,000 after purchasing an additional 2,298 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Amazon.com by 0.9% during the third quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 80,605 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $17,698,000 after purchasing an additional 733 shares during the period. Elwood Capital Partners LP increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 10.6% in the third quarter. Elwood Capital Partners LP now owns 62,868 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $13,804,000 after purchasing an additional 6,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eminence Capital LP increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.5% in the third quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 1,548,896 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $340,091,000 after purchasing an additional 37,350 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMZN has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company set a $304.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Loop Capital lifted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $320.00 to $265.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 9th. Arete Research raised their price target on Amazon.com from $283.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Maxim Group lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $286.93.

Amazon.com Trading Up 2.0%

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $211.74 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.27 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.40. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $258.60. The business’s fifty day moving average is $222.50 and its 200 day moving average is $226.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05.

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 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In related news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the company’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 value of $554,900.50. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,662,702. This represents a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total transaction of $4,077,336.96. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,238,118 shares in the company, valued at $459,217,051.24. This represents a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Monness reiterated a Buy rating and a $280 price target, highlighting AWS as a central AI catalyst and positioning Amazon to benefit from long‑term cloud and AI workload shifts. Monness Buy Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America analysts report Amazon’s marketplace traffic is stable and retail media budgets are rising (insight from the Prosper Show), supporting continued ad and seller-revenue growth. BofA / Prosper Show
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America estimates a Prime Video price/rebrand move (Prime Video Ultra) could add roughly $780M in revenue — a near-term monetization boost for Amazon’s media segment. BofA Prime Video Analysis
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts point to accelerating third‑party seller sales driven by AI tools (“super-sellers”), which supports marketplace GMV and take‑rate upside for Amazon’s services and advertising businesses. Benzinga Analyst Note
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon completed a major multi‑tranche euro bond issuance (€14.473B), which provides sizable funding — likely to support AI infrastructure and other investments — but increases financial leverage and interest‑rate exposure. Euro Bond Issuance
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that Amazon may pursue very large AI spending plans (reported ~ $200B over time) keep the company in focus; the long‑term upside is large but the near‑term capital intensity and execution risk make this neutral for now. $200B AI Plan Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data is effectively zero/ambiguous for mid‑March, offering little signal on trader positioning at present.
• Negative Sentiment: JD.com launched Joybuy in several European markets to challenge Amazon’s footprint there — increased competition in e‑commerce and logistics could pressure European retail margins over time. JD.com Europe Launch
• Negative Sentiment: Sen. Elizabeth Warren has questioned Amazon over layoffs after receiving tax cuts, increasing political and reputational scrutiny that could lead to regulatory or PR headwinds. Warren Letters

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.