Sippican Capital Advisors Increases Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Sippican Capital Advisors lifted its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 308.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,633 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,253 shares during the quarter. Sippican Capital Advisors’ holdings in Amazon.com were worth $1,300,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Fairway Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 113.2% in the third 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 last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% in the third quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.5%

Amazon.com stock opened at $259.70 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $178.85 and a 52 week high of $264.50. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $221.26 and its 200 day moving average price is $226.83. The firm has a market cap of $2.79 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.38.

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). Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The business had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.86 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 3,849 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total value of $1,000,740.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 78,654 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,450,040. This trade represents a 4.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 31,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.00, for a total value of $7,905,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,207,118 shares in the company, valued at approximately $562,815,090. The trade was a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 128,035 shares of company stock valued at $28,827,479 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMZN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Tigress Financial raised their target price on Amazon.com from $305.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. New Street Research dropped their target price on Amazon.com from $285.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-five have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $289.39.

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.