IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 216.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 99,008 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 67,695 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 1.5% of IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $21,739,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 108,029 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $23,720,000 after purchasing an additional 6,092 shares during the last quarter. Financial & Tax Architects LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 14.4% in the third quarter. Financial & Tax Architects LLC now owns 9,842 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,161,000 after purchasing an additional 1,239 shares in the last quarter. Aurdan Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the third quarter valued at approximately $234,000. Prasad Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 4.8% during the third quarter. Prasad Wealth Partners LLC now owns 41,368 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $9,083,000 after buying an additional 1,913 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Poehling Capital Management INC. raised its position in Amazon.com by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Poehling Capital Management INC. now owns 32,994 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $7,244,000 after buying an additional 212 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
More Amazon.com News
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon committed to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI and deepen a strategic partnership that expands cloud & chip relationships — a major long‑term accelerator for AWS revenue and product differentiation. Amazon to invest $50 billion in OpenAI
- Positive Sentiment: The OpenAI tie includes tighter commercial integration (AWS as a key cloud partner and OpenAI buying Amazon-made AI chips), which supports higher‑margin cloud exposure and possible cross‑sell into Amazon consumer products and services. How Amazon’s massive stake in OpenAI could boost its AI and cloud businesses
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding data‑center capacity (announced $12B Louisiana investment) to support cloud growth and AI workloads — a direct investment in AWS scale that should underpin long‑term revenue. Amazon.com Data Center Push Continues with $12B Investment in Louisiana
- Positive Sentiment: Notable investors and funds (e.g., Stanley Druckenmiller, some ARK activity) have added to Amazon exposure this quarter, signaling continued institutional conviction in AMZN as an AI/cloud play. Druckenmiller buys Amazon
- Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reports in the feed are effectively zero (days‑to‑cover ~0) and appear non‑informative — no clear short squeeze signal from these data entries.
- Negative Sentiment: Market concerns about massive near‑term spending and capex — reports on a potential $200B capex surge and shrinking free cash flow expectations have pressured the stock and prompted investor caution. Will heavy capex spending weigh on Amazon’s AI ambitions?
- Negative Sentiment: Legal risk: a U.K. appeals court cleared the way for large collective suits from sellers/consumers alleging anticompetitive conduct (potentially ~£4bn), creating a headline legal overhang. Amazon refused permission to appeal go-ahead for UK lawsuits
- Negative Sentiment: Analyst / market signals: Evercore trimmed its price target (from $335 to $285), and there are reports of insider stock sales — both can weigh on sentiment even if strategic fundamentals remain intact. Evercore adjusts price target on Amazon Insider Selling: CEO sells $3.6M
Amazon.com Price Performance
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com
In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,238,118 shares in the company, valued at approximately $459,217,051.24. The trade was a 0.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,835 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.82, for a total value of $1,406,779.70. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 522,361 shares in the company, valued at $107,512,341.02. This trade represents a 1.29% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 73,186 shares of company stock worth $15,067,539. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research firms have issued reports on AMZN. UBS Group set a $311.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Arete Research increased their price objective 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. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $287.29.
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Amazon.com Company 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.
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