World Equity Group Inc. Decreases Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

World Equity Group Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 11.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 34,405 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 4,485 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for 2.2% of World Equity Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. World Equity Group Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $7,941,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 10.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $885,478,000 after purchasing an additional 397,007 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,495,000 after buying an additional 986 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $442,481,000 after buying an additional 54,987 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,357,000 after acquiring an additional 1,518 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,153,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have weighed in on AMZN. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday. President Capital decreased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $320.00 to $296.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Monness Crespi & Hardt cut their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of Amazon.com to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $286.57.

Amazon.com Trading Up 3.5%

Shares of AMZN opened at $208.04 on Wednesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60. 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 firm’s 50-day moving average price is $215.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $224.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.23 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.02, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.40.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.86 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total transaction of $3,642,860.22. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at $1,930,094.10. The trade was a 65.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total value of $554,900.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president 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. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon announced new Prime Business and Amazon Business cards issued by U.S. Bank (Mastercard), replacing the Amex tie — a move investors see as a revenue and SMB-engagement win for Amazon’s fintech push. Amazon partners with U.S. Bank for business cards
• Positive Sentiment: Delta picked Amazon’s Leo satellite service for in‑flight Wi‑Fi on 500 planes starting in 2028 — a major commercial win for Amazon Leo that strengthens the company’s competitive position against Starlink and supports long‑term revenue and ecosystem value. Amazon and Delta in-flight Wi-Fi deal
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon settled Teamsters/NLRB claims around alleged retaliation in a long-running labor dispute — removing a legal/PR overhang that had been a near‑term risk for operations and investor sentiment. Teamsters settlement
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Citi and other firms have raised price targets or reiterated Buy ratings on AMZN, and Evercore flagged it among top picks if market conditions improve — bolstering investor conviction on AWS/AI upside. Citi raises target for Amazon
• Positive Sentiment: Broader AI/autonomy interest: large funds (e.g., Citadel) have added Amazon alongside Nvidia as part of robotaxi/AI exposure, signaling institutional appetite for AMZN’s role in future mobility and cloud AI stacks. Citadel adds Amazon for robotaxi/AI exposure
• Positive Sentiment: Content/commerce synergy: Amazon MGM’s “Project Hail Mary” became the studio’s top box‑office success — incremental revenue and evidence Amazon can monetize theatrical releases beyond Prime subscribers. Project Hail Mary box office success
• Neutral Sentiment: OpenAI’s massive $122B funding round underscores huge demand for cloud/AI compute — positive for AWS demand over time but market‑wide and not Amazon‑specific in the short term. OpenAI funding round
• Neutral Sentiment: Third‑party vendors (e.g., BQool) releasing AI ad tools for Amazon sellers signal growing ad ecosystem activity — helpful for ad revenue momentum but largely indirect. BQool launches Amazon AI ad tooling
• Negative Sentiment: Executive departures in Amazon’s AI chip/group (a recent senior exit and another earlier) raise questions about leadership continuity on in‑house chip efforts — a potential medium‑term headwind for Amazon’s custom silicon roadmap. AI chip executive exit
• Negative Sentiment: New Street trimmed its price target modestly and another research note flagged a more pessimistic near‑term forecast — analysts recognizing upside but tempering near‑term expectations, which can limit further near‑term rallies. New Street adjusts price target

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.