7,564 Shares in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Purchased by Investment Research Partners LLC

Investment Research Partners LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 7,564 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $1,742,000. Amazon.com comprises about 0.8% of Investment Research Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 24th biggest holding.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter worth $27,438,011,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Amazon.com in the first quarter valued at $11,674,091,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Amazon.com by 2.1% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 849,721,601 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $186,420,422,000 after purchasing an additional 17,447,045 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 22,085.8% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,177,557 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,671,634,000 after buying an additional 12,122,668 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in Amazon.com by 21.3% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 57,908,424 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $11,017,657,000 after buying an additional 10,176,835 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.5%

AMZN opened at $208.86 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $220.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $226.19. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60. The stock has a market cap of $2.24 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 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 quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 last year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMZN has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. DZ Bank raised Amazon.com to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 price target (down from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Desjardins upped their price objective on Amazon.com to $218.00 in a research note on Monday, December 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $286.84.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Large GPU supply deal for AWS underscores strong AI demand and recurring cloud revenue upside; Nvidia says it will sell 1 million GPUs (and other products) to Amazon Web Services through 2027, supporting AWS’s AI-driven growth thesis. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon acquired Rivr, a stair‑climbing delivery-robot startup, signaling continued investment to cut last‑mile costs and improve safety — a strategic move for logistics efficiency and scaling doorstep delivery pilots. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Andy Jassy’s internal forecast that AI could push AWS to ~$600B annually fuels long‑term upside expectations for the cloud unit, helping support valuation despite heavy AI capex. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Appeals court pause allows Perplexity AI shopping bots to keep functioning on Amazon while litigation continues — limits immediate disruption to site traffic/revenue but keeps regulatory/legal uncertainty live. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Product expansion: Amazon rolled out Alexa+ in the U.K. early access program — incremental services and device engagement upside but limited near-term revenue impact versus cloud/logistics headlines. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Jeff Bezos reportedly courting partners for a $100B automation fund — potential ecosystem benefits for automation/robotics but not an immediate Amazon revenue driver. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Logistics risk: Amazon says USPS “walked away” from talks and reports indicate Amazon plans to cut USPS parcel volume dramatically — switching carriers and scaling in‑house delivery raises transition costs and operational risk ahead of the October contract deadline. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/regulatory risk: Microsoft is reportedly considering legal action over a large Amazon–OpenAI cloud deal, creating potential litigation or contractual headwinds that could affect AWS’s access to certain AI workloads. Read More.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total transaction of $4,077,336.96. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,238,118 shares in the company, valued at $459,217,051.24. The trade was a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

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.