Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC Sells 3,283 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC lessened its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 36.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 5,817 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 3,283 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises 1.2% of Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest position. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $1,343,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Amazon.com by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,740 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $402,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Union Savings Bank grew its stake in Amazon.com by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 10,723 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,510,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Doheny Asset Management CA grew its stake in Amazon.com by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Doheny Asset Management CA now owns 17,821 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $3,910,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC grew its stake in Amazon.com by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 1,225 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $269,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cadence Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Amazon.com by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,328 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $292,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Broader market tailwind — tech names rallied after a U.S. ceasefire/ Iran‑tension easing headline, lifting Amazon alongside other Magnificent Seven stocks; this helped push momentum back above technical levels. Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, Nvidia lead tech rally after Trump announces ceasefire with Iran
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades/targets — Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target to $260 (overweight) and Moffett Nathanson boosted its target to $288 (buy), supporting upside expectations from Wall Street. Benzinga price target note Moffett Nathanson price target raise
• Positive Sentiment: AWS commercial traction — Uber is expanding use of AWS Graviton/Trainium chips, showing demand for Amazon’s custom silicon and cloud stack that support higher‑margin services. This validates monetization of AI workloads on AWS. Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazon’s AI chips
• Positive Sentiment: Logistics stability — Amazon and USPS reached a deal that keeps ~80% of current USPS package volume, reducing near‑term delivery disruption risk and preserving a major logistics channel. That eases execution concerns around last‑mile costs. Amazon and U.S. Postal Service Reach New Deal on Deliveries After Year of Talks
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/Investor debate on AI capex — Several notes argue AI capex concerns are overdone and that backlog, revenue per employee and AWS demand justify spending; this supports a longer‑term bull case but leaves near‑term margin pressure debated. Analysts confident in Amazon.com’s scale
• Neutral Sentiment: Potential strategic moves — Market chatter about a possible Globalstar deal (satellite push) could be a re‑rating catalyst if executed and clearly explained, but it also carries execution and valuation risk. Investors are watching for details. Could Globalstar Be the Missing Spark the Stock Needs?
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk — High‑profile creators (YouTubers) have sued Amazon, alleging scraped content was used to train video AI, introducing potential litigation and reputational risk around AI training/data practices. YouTubers Sue Amazon, Claim AI Tool Was Trained on Scraped Videos
• Negative Sentiment: Product & operational friction — Amazon will end support for pre‑2012 Kindles (customer backlash risk), and AWS experienced disruptions after drone strikes in Middle East data centers — both highlight operational/PR risks investors monitor. Amazon to end support for older Kindle devices AWS teams working around the clock after drone strikes

Insider Activity

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 shares were sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total transaction of $2,187,624.07. Following the completion of the sale, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the company’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 sale, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,662,702. This trade represents a 2.20% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 72,686 shares of company stock worth $14,899,239. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $221.25 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $212.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $223.98. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $165.29 and a 12-month high of $258.60. The firm has a market cap of $2.38 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.86, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced 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 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 analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.86 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on AMZN shares. Evercore decreased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $335.00 to $285.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Tigress Financial upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $305.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Daiwa Securities Group decreased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Amazon.com to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Arete Research upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $283.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. One 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, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $287.39.

About Amazon.com

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.