Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Stock Position Boosted by Family Capital Management Inc.

Family Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 13.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 70,402 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 8,391 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises approximately 7.4% of Family Capital Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Family Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $15,458,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth $11,102,000. ARK Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 8.3% during the 2nd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 1,140,494 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $250,213,000 after purchasing an additional 86,978 shares during the last quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 16.1% during the 2nd quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC now owns 28,407 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $6,232,000 after purchasing an additional 3,948 shares during the last quarter. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 172.8% in the 2nd quarter. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC now owns 3,012 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $667,000 after buying an additional 1,908 shares during the period. Finally, DJE Kapital AG lifted its position in Amazon.com by 12.3% in the second quarter. DJE Kapital AG now owns 1,037,443 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $229,890,000 after buying an additional 113,345 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI — a game‑changing strategic stake that would deepen AMZN’s position in the AI infrastructure and services stack and could secure preferential access to advanced models for AWS and enterprise customers. Amazon in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon confirmed another large round of corporate layoffs (roughly 16,000 roles; ~30,000 total across recent rounds) as it reallocates spending toward AI/data centers — a move investors typically view as margin‑accretive and discipline that improves near‑term earnings leverage. Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs (Reuters)
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is closing most Amazon Go and Fresh stores and refocusing grocery around Whole Foods and online — lowers ongoing retail losses but also signals scaling limits for physical experiments. Amazon Fresh, Amazon Go stores to close (LA Times)
• Neutral Sentiment: Logistics partner UPS is trimming roles tied to its Amazon relationship (report: UPS to cut ~30,000 jobs related to the partnership) — could reflect shifting third‑party logistics dynamics as Amazon expands its own supply chain capabilities. UPS cuts tied to Amazon partnership (Barchart)
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Amazon discovered a “high volume” of illegal child‑abuse content in AI training data raise reputational and regulatory risk for its AI initiatives and could trigger scrutiny or compliance costs. AI training data content concerns (TipRanks)
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon agreed to settle a class action over refund denials for ~$309 million — a non‑material but visible legal expense and reminder of consumer‑facing operational risks. Amazon agrees to $309M settlement (PYMNTS)

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.94, for a total transaction of $4,311,031.68. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,208,310 shares in the company, valued at $479,070,771.40. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total transaction of $3,853,879.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 6,273 shares in the company, valued at $1,360,613.70. This represents a 73.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 49,561 shares of company stock worth $10,989,862 over the last three months. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $241.73 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $258.60. The company’s 50 day moving average is $233.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $229.55. The company has a market cap of $2.58 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.38. Amazon.com had a net margin of 11.06% and a return on equity of 23.62%. The firm had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.53 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.43 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. President Capital increased their target price on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their target price on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $295.91.

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.