U S Wealth Group LLC. Purchases 2,376 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

U S Wealth Group LLC. increased its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 13.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 20,551 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 2,376 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for 2.9% of U S Wealth Group LLC.’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. U S Wealth Group LLC.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,512,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Fairway Wealth LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 113.2% in the 3rd quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2,330.0% in the third quarter. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $53,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the period. Cooksen Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 23.5% in the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% in the 3rd quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and set a $295.00 price target (up from $270.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, January 26th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $310.00 price objective (up from $304.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wall Street Zen lowered Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $304.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, New Street Research lowered their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $350.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $286.93.

Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Andy Jassy said AI could drive AWS to ~$600B in annual sales over the next decade, reinforcing the long‑term growth case for cloud and justifying heavy AI capex (Jassy also defended the company’s planned $200B AI investment). Amazon CEO sees AI doubling AWS sales to $600B — Reuters
• Positive Sentiment: OpenAI is working with AWS to distribute AI models to U.S. federal agencies (classified and non‑classified), which expands AWS’s addressable market in government and could boost high‑margin cloud revenue. OpenAI to sell AI to US agencies through AWS — Reuters
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon rolled out 1‑hour and 3‑hour delivery across many U.S. cities and is charging for ultrafast slots — a revenue and competitive‑defense move that supports retail growth, advertising and Prime engagement. Amazon launches 1‑hour delivery — WSJ
• Positive Sentiment: Several Wall Street firms (Needham, Wolfe, Monness) have reiterated/raised bullish views and price targets, highlighting AWS and AI as upside catalysts — supportive analyst chatter for the stock. Analyst reiterations and price target updates — Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon completed a large multi‑tranche euro bond issuance (€14.47B) and analysts expect broader hyperscaler debt issuance as firms fund AI/data‑center expansion — funds growth but increases leverage and fixed‑cost commitments. Amazon completes major euro bond issuance — TipRanks
• Neutral Sentiment: A court of appeals paused a lower‑court order blocking Perplexity AI agents from visiting Amazon’s site — short‑term legal noise for Amazon’s web access strategy, outcome still uncertain. Court blocks Amazon ban on Perplexity agents — PYMNTS
• Negative Sentiment: Microsoft is reportedly weighing legal action over a reported ~$50B Amazon–OpenAI cloud deal, raising regulatory/legal risk and potential contract disputes that could unsettle investors. Microsoft weighs legal action over $50B Amazon–OpenAI deal — Reuters
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon plans to cut packages sent via the U.S. Postal Service by at least two‑thirds by this fall — a major logistics shift that may reduce partner revenue, create transition costs, and draw regulatory/public scrutiny. Amazon to cut USPS volume — WSJ
• Negative Sentiment: Sen. Elizabeth Warren has demanded answers about Amazon’s reported $40M Melania Trump documentary deal amid accusations it may have been an attempt to curry favor — political scrutiny that can create reputational and regulatory pressure. Elizabeth Warren probes Amazon documentary spending — Benzinga

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total transaction of $4,077,336.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,238,118 shares in the company, valued at approximately $459,217,051.24. This trade represents a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the company’s 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 owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $215.20 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $221.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $226.43. The stock has a market cap of $2.31 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly 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). Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The business had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.86 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 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.