Rubicon Advisors GP Buys New Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Rubicon Advisors GP bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 19,164 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $4,423,000. Amazon.com accounts for about 4.1% of Rubicon Advisors GP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Amazon.com by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,740 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $402,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. now owns 1,633 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $376,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. Marquette Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 886 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $205,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Western Financial Corp CA raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Western Financial Corp CA now owns 3,076 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $710,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Navalign LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Navalign LLC now owns 13,349 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $3,081,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Stock Down 4.7%

AMZN stock opened at $232.79 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $256.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $234.11. The company has a market cap of $2.50 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.18. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.00 and a fifty-two week high of $278.56.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.63 by $1.15. The firm had revenue of $181.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $177.28 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 12.22%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.59 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 31,352 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total value of $8,621,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,175,766 shares in the company, valued at $598,335,650. This trade represents a 1.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 15,467 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $263.40, for a total transaction of $4,074,007.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 14,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,729,480.60. The trade was a 52.21% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 195,774 shares of company stock valued at $51,614,434 in the last 90 days. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on AMZN. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Benchmark boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $275.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $319.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, China Renaissance lifted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $326.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Fifty-seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $312.78.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Prime Day is about to begin, and analysts expect record online spending, which could give Amazon a short-term sales boost and improve sentiment around retail demand. Reuters: Amazon Prime Day to gauge US consumer strain as focus shifts to basics
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding its AI strategy with new shopping tools, Alexa+ testing in India, and continued AWS adoption, reinforcing the bull case that AI and cloud growth can drive future earnings. TechCrunch: Amazon is testing Alexa+ in India with Hindi support
• Positive Sentiment: Appaloosa’s latest filing showed David Tepper nearly doubled Amazon holdings, a sentiment signal that some large investors still see upside in AMZN. 247WallSt: David Tepper Trimmed Nvidia and AMD, but Doubled Down on This AI Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles argued Amazon remains a high-quality long-term stock and may be undervalued after its recent pullback, but these are mostly opinion pieces rather than fresh company-specific catalysts. Yahoo Finance: Amazon (AMZN): The Best High Quality Stock to Buy for the Long Term
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon MGM Studios backed away from a Sam Altman/OpenAI film, which looks more like a content-strategy decision than a meaningful stock driver. GeekWire: Amazon MGM Studios drops film about Sam Altman months after tech giant’s OpenAI deal
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are still worried about heavy AI infrastructure spending across hyperscalers, and AMZN has been trading with that group as the market questions near-term returns on capex. 247WallSt: Alphabet Sinks 6%, Amazon Slides 4% Amid AI CapEx Anxiety Across the Hyperscalers
• Negative Sentiment: One concern heading into Prime Day is that nearly everyone who wants Prime already has it, limiting membership-growth upside from the event. Business Insider: Amazon’s Prime Day has a problem: Almost everyone has Prime already

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.