Capelight Capital Asset Management LP Takes Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Capelight Capital Asset Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 14,783 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $3,412,000. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 2.8% of Capelight Capital Asset Management LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at about $27,438,011,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the first quarter valued at about $11,674,091,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 22,085.8% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,177,557 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,671,634,000 after purchasing an additional 12,122,668 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 21.3% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 57,908,424 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $11,017,657,000 after purchasing an additional 10,176,835 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 11.3% during the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 94,284,962 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $20,702,362,000 after purchasing an additional 9,583,217 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $315.00 price target (up from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Benchmark lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $275.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Moffett Nathanson upped their target price on Amazon.com from $283.00 to $288.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $319.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $313.09.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is being highlighted as a potential AI winner, with multiple reports pointing to strong demand for AWS, custom chips, and AI inference infrastructure as a long-term growth driver. 5 Stocks Positioned to Benefit From the AI Inference Boom (AMZN)
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s custom AI chip backlog is reportedly huge, underscoring strong demand for its in-house semiconductor efforts and supporting the bullish case for AWS margins and competitiveness. Amazon’s AI Chip Backlog Stands at a Massive $225 Billion. That’s Great News for This Semiconductor Stock That Has Doubled in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding in France with a €15 billion investment in logistics, AI-driven operations, and job creation, which could strengthen its e-commerce and cloud footprint in Europe. Amazon’s €15b France Plan Reshapes Logistics AI And ESG Story
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon brought back a Microsoft veteran to lead reliability efforts for AI agents inside AWS, a move that signals continued investment in enterprise AI but is not a near-term financial catalyst. Microsoft exec Shawn Bice returns to AWS to lead reliability push for AI agents
• Neutral Sentiment: Several recent articles frame Amazon as undervalued or attractive for long-term investors, but these are opinion pieces rather than new company disclosures. Is Amazon an Undervalued Stock to Buy?
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also focused on Amazon’s large capital spending plans in 2026, which may keep near-term margins under pressure even if it supports future growth. Is Amazon an Undervalued Stock to Buy?
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon is facing fresh legal and labor-related headlines, including a proposed class-action lawsuit over Fire TV Sticks and continued scrutiny over AI-related layoffs, both of which may weigh on sentiment. Amazon Is Being Sued Over Fire TV Sticks That Stopped Working. Here’s What You Need to Know

Amazon.com Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $268.99 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $2.89 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.18, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.46. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $230.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $229.45. 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 issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.63 by $1.15. The business had revenue of $181.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.28 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 12.22%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.59 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.72 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $2,187,624.07. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 3,706 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $273.02, for a total value of $1,011,812.12. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 74,948 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,462,302.96. The trade was a 4.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 191,593 shares of company stock valued at $46,289,241. Company insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

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.