Triad Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 9.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 55,858 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 4,749 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up approximately 0.9% of Triad Wealth Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Triad Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $11,634,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Amazon.com by 1.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 832,274,556 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $158,348,557,000 after purchasing an additional 8,913,959 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in Amazon.com by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 388,653,121 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $89,708,913,000 after purchasing an additional 6,971,680 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 225,120,994 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $51,753,622,000 after purchasing an additional 2,479,324 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,868,735,000. Finally, Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 27,376.7% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 98,448,885 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,272,397,000 after buying an additional 98,090,585 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of analysts have recently commented on AMZN shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Tigress Financial raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $305.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Fifty-seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $312.78.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 31,352 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total value of $8,621,800.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,175,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $598,335,650. This trade represents a 1.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total transaction of $7,562,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 471,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $129,624,275. The trade was a 5.51% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 195,774 shares of company stock worth $51,614,434. Corporate insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.
More Amazon.com News
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Prime Day demand appears to be supporting sentiment, with reports of strong early online spending and investor expectations for a Q2 revenue beat. Reuters: US online spending hits $8.3 billion as Amazon Prime Day kicks off, Adobe says
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s Zoox autonomous vehicle unit unveiled a redesigned robotaxi and said it is preparing for larger-scale production and a wider commercial rollout later this year, reinforcing the company’s long-term optionality in mobility. CNBC: Amazon’s Zoox unveils redesigned robotaxi ahead of upcoming expansion
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street commentary remains constructive, with analysts and major investors highlighting Amazon’s AWS growth, AI shopping tools, and advertising/Prime businesses as reasons the stock can keep compounding over time. Benzinga: Cathie Wood Is Rebuilding The Magnificent 7 Trade
- Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s AWS and AI teams continue to promote new capabilities, including expanded Bedrock functionality and commentary that AI will reshape white-collar work rather than eliminate it, which supports the long-term AI narrative but does not create an immediate catalyst. Zacks: Amazon Strengthens Bedrock Ecosystem: What’s Next for Enterprise AI?
- Negative Sentiment: Some investors remain concerned that heavy AI infrastructure spending and Prime Day timing shifts could pressure future comparisons, and Amazon has also faced added noise from labor and regulatory headlines. MarketBeat: Amazon’s Pullback Deepens as a New FTC Risk Hits the Stock
Amazon.com Stock Performance
NASDAQ AMZN opened at $234.24 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.52 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.02, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.44. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $256.29 and a 200 day moving average of $234.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.00 and a twelve month high of $278.56.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $1.15. The company had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.28 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 12.22%.Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.59 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS 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.
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