Smith Moore & CO. cut its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 6.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 38,700 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 2,715 shares during the quarter. Smith Moore & CO.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $8,933,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,740 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $402,000 after buying an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 886 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $205,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Western Financial Corp CA increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Western Financial Corp CA now owns 3,076 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $710,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.5% in the third quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,328 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $292,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Union Savings Bank increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.4% in the second quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 10,723 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,510,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Activity at Amazon.com
In other news, 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 transaction of $2,187,624.07. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $8,461,661.70. This represents a 20.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total value of $3,642,860.22. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,930,094.10. This represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 128,035 shares of company stock worth $28,827,479. Insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
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Amazon.com Trading Down 0.5%
NASDAQ AMZN opened at $259.70 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.79 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.38. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $221.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $226.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $178.85 and a 52 week high of $264.50.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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 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 company’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.86 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Amazon.com News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: OpenAI models are now coming to Amazon Bedrock/AWS in limited preview — a major distribution win for AWS that strengthens Amazon’s position as an AI infrastructure provider and could lift high‑margin cloud revenue. OpenAI expands Amazon deal after Microsoft loosens exclusivity terms
- Positive Sentiment: Mizuho raised its AMZN price target to $325 and reiterated an Outperform rating, signaling bullish analyst conviction that AWS (and Amazon’s chips/AI stack) is the core long‑term driver. Mizuho Raises Amazon Price Target to $325
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon rolled out new AI features — interactive audio Q&A on product pages and expanded Amazon Connect agentic tools for supply‑chain, HR and customer service — which help monetize AI across retail, ads and enterprise services. Amazon launches an AI-powered audio Q&A experience on product pages
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon secured exclusive multi‑year rights to Oprah Winfrey’s podcast content — a content/ad monetization catalyst for Amazon Music/Wondery and advertising growth. Amazon secures exclusive rights to Oprah Winfrey’s podcast
- Neutral Sentiment: Q1 earnings are due after the close (April 29). The report is the proximate catalyst — strong AWS/AI disclosures could push shares higher, but heavy capex and margin commentary could trigger short‑term volatility. ‘Get Ready,’ Says Top Analyst as Amazon Stock Heads Into ‘Hyperscaler Wednesday’
- Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street remains largely bullish (many buy ratings and higher targets), creating upside but also setting high expectations going into earnings. Amazon Pulls The Mag 7 Higher
- Negative Sentiment: Insider sale: Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold ~3,849 shares under a 10b5‑1 plan — a routine disclosure but often watched by investors as potential near‑term selling pressure. Director Jonathan Rubinstein SEC filing
- Negative Sentiment: EU regulators signaled plans to target cloud and AI under new Big Tech rules — increased regulation could raise compliance costs and limit some commercial flexibility in Europe. EU rules reining in Big Tech will now target cloud services and AI
- Negative Sentiment: Retail investor caution and macro/AI sentiment swings raise the chance of a post‑earnings unwind even if results are strong — positioning is crowded. Amazon Loses the Faith of Retail Investors Ahead of Q1 Earnings
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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