Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Bought by Maestria Partners LLC

Maestria Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 12.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 140,167 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 16,000 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 9.7% of Maestria Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Maestria Partners LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $30,776,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. October Effect Ltd grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 44.4% in the 3rd quarter. October Effect Ltd now owns 7,709 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,693,000 after acquiring an additional 2,371 shares during the period. GDS Wealth Management lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. GDS Wealth Management now owns 130,635 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $28,684,000 after purchasing an additional 3,116 shares during the last quarter. ARK & TLK Investments LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 14.3% during the third quarter. ARK & TLK Investments LLC now owns 1,196 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $263,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period. Kanawha Capital Management LLC increased its position in Amazon.com by 2.1% during the third quarter. Kanawha Capital Management LLC now owns 76,573 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $16,813,000 after buying an additional 1,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BAM Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,578,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS momentum and cloud demand remain a structural support for AMZN; analysts point to expanding AI and cloud revenues that underpin long‑term growth. AWS Momentum Supports Amazon.com
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s minority stake in BETA Technologies and other strategic bets could boost logistics/sustainability optionality and have drawn analyst interest as long‑term strategic wins. Amazon Bets Big on BETA
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon‑backed X‑Energy secured a U.S. nuclear fuel license — a long‑dated infrastructure win that could help power data centers and reduce energy costs for AWS over time. X‑Energy Secures Nuclear Fuel License
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon Pharmacy continues to expand same‑day delivery to thousands more cities — a near‑term revenue/market‑share positive for the retail segment. Amazon Pharmacy Same‑Day Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional activity: several managers (e.g., PRIMECAP, Egerton) have recently increased stakes, signaling conviction from long‑term holders. PRIMECAP Boosts Amazon Stake
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s satellite/LEO program advanced with a multi‑satellite Ariane 6 launch — a strategic long‑term investment but cash‑intensive today. Ariane 6 Launches Amazon LEO Satellites
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts trimmed price targets (New Street cut its target but left a buy rating), reflecting mixed near‑term views while maintaining longer‑term upside. New Street Lowers Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: Technical and sentiment pressure: multiple outlets report AMZN entered a bear market and just hit its worst multi‑day losing streak in nearly 20 years as investors punish heavy capex and rotate out of big tech. Worst Losing Streak / Bear Market
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are explicitly worried about the ~$200B AI capex plan (and the broader $700B hyperscaler capex wave) — concerns center on cash flow, near‑term returns and multiple compression. Mag 7 CapEx Wave
• Negative Sentiment: Reputational and regulatory noise: Ring’s Super Bowl ad backlash led Amazon’s Ring to cancel a Flock Safety partnership, and Italian tax authorities conducted searches in a new probe — both add short‑term headline risk. Ring Ad Backlash / Flock Cancellation Italian Tax Probe

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on AMZN. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $265.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $260.00 price objective (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and set a $295.00 target price (up previously from $270.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Argus reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Mizuho downgraded shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $287.48.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.00, for a total value of $209,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,170 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,670,610. The trade was a 11.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $226.61, for a total transaction of $280,316.57. Following the sale, the director directly owned 26,148 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,925,398.28. This trade represents a 4.52% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 48,061 shares of company stock valued at $10,559,262 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.4%

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $198.79 on Friday. 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 cap of $2.13 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.73, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a 50 day moving average of $230.69 and a 200-day moving average of $228.85. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted 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). The company had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.Amazon.com’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.86 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.