Axecap Investments LLC Purchases 4,272 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Axecap Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 156.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,010 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,272 shares during the period. Axecap Investments LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $1,539,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Cooksen Wealth LLC increased 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 acquiring an additional 47 shares during the period. PayPay Securities Corp raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% during the 3rd quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Access Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at about $74,000. Sagard Holdings Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter worth about $79,000. Finally, MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 17.1% during the 2nd quarter. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. now owns 363 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS momentum — cloud revenue and margins impressed: AWS grew strongly (mid-20% range) and operating margins widened, reinforcing the unit that drives much of Amazon’s profit expansion. AWS revenue continues to soar as cloud demand remains high
• Positive Sentiment: AI/product ecosystem catalysts — Amazon is expanding Alexa+ and exploring deeper OpenAI ties and new AI tools for media and devices, which support long-term monetization avenues. Hey Alexa—Amazon may be teaming up with OpenAI. Here’s why that matters
• Neutral Sentiment: Top-line came in ahead — total Q4 net sales rose ~14% y/y to $213.4B, beating estimates, which underscores resilient consumer and enterprise demand even as margins are under scrutiny. Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Results
• Negative Sentiment: Massive capex shock — management forecasted roughly $200B of 2026 capital spending (vs. ~125B in 2025), well above Street expectations; investors view this as a near-term profit and free‑cash‑flow headwind. Amazon projects $200 billion in capital spending this year
• Negative Sentiment: EPS miss + market reaction — adjusted EPS missed by a small amount ($1.95 vs. ~$1.97), and the combination of the miss and capex guide triggered heavy selling (large after‑hours volume). Amazon stock falls 10% on $200 billion spending forecast, earnings miss
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and cost risks — recent German antitrust actions/fine and ongoing restructuring (store closures, layoffs) add near-term regulatory and execution risks. German cartel office bans Amazon from using price controls

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Citigroup reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday. JMP Securities set a $300.00 target price on Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 price target (up previously from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, China Renaissance increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $278.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. One equities research 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $296.37.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.22, for a total value of $583,050.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 505,934 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $117,993,927.48. This trade represents a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.94, for a total transaction of $4,311,031.68. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,208,310 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $479,070,771.40. This trade represents a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 47,061 shares of company stock worth $10,351,262. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Amazon.com Trading Down 4.4%

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $222.69 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.01. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $258.60. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $233.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $229.91. The stock has a market cap of $2.38 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.37.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 11.06% and a return on equity of 23.62%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.86 earnings per share. As a group, analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.