AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc Reduces Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc lowered its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 0.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,476,450 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 5,799 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 3.8% of AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $324,125,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Callahan Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.2% in the third quarter. Callahan Advisors LLC now owns 224,006 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $49,185,000 after buying an additional 2,614 shares during the last quarter. Instrumental Wealth LLC raised its stake in Amazon.com by 10.2% in the 3rd quarter. Instrumental Wealth LLC now owns 6,813 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,518,000 after acquiring an additional 633 shares during the period. Monte Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Monte Financial Group LLC now owns 7,732 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,698,000 after purchasing an additional 339 shares during the last quarter. Copia Wealth Management boosted its position in Amazon.com by 3.6% during the third quarter. Copia Wealth Management now owns 5,289 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,161,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the period. Finally, White Wing Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 14.7% in the third quarter. White Wing Wealth Management now owns 2,811 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $620,000 after purchasing an additional 360 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS momentum and cloud demand remain a structural support for AMZN; analysts point to expanding AI and cloud revenues that underpin long‑term growth. AWS Momentum Supports Amazon.com
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s minority stake in BETA Technologies and other strategic bets could boost logistics/sustainability optionality and have drawn analyst interest as long‑term strategic wins. Amazon Bets Big on BETA
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon‑backed X‑Energy secured a U.S. nuclear fuel license — a long‑dated infrastructure win that could help power data centers and reduce energy costs for AWS over time. X‑Energy Secures Nuclear Fuel License
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon Pharmacy continues to expand same‑day delivery to thousands more cities — a near‑term revenue/market‑share positive for the retail segment. Amazon Pharmacy Same‑Day Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional activity: several managers (e.g., PRIMECAP, Egerton) have recently increased stakes, signaling conviction from long‑term holders. PRIMECAP Boosts Amazon Stake
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s satellite/LEO program advanced with a multi‑satellite Ariane 6 launch — a strategic long‑term investment but cash‑intensive today. Ariane 6 Launches Amazon LEO Satellites
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts trimmed price targets (New Street cut its target but left a buy rating), reflecting mixed near‑term views while maintaining longer‑term upside. New Street Lowers Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: Technical and sentiment pressure: multiple outlets report AMZN entered a bear market and just hit its worst multi‑day losing streak in nearly 20 years as investors punish heavy capex and rotate out of big tech. Worst Losing Streak / Bear Market
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are explicitly worried about the ~$200B AI capex plan (and the broader $700B hyperscaler capex wave) — concerns center on cash flow, near‑term returns and multiple compression. Mag 7 CapEx Wave
• Negative Sentiment: Reputational and regulatory noise: Ring’s Super Bowl ad backlash led Amazon’s Ring to cancel a Flock Safety partnership, and Italian tax authorities conducted searches in a new probe — both add short‑term headline risk. Ring Ad Backlash / Flock Cancellation Italian Tax Probe

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com to $315.00 in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Zacks Research cut Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 1st. Arete Research increased their target price on Amazon.com from $283.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, November 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $287.48.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,208,310 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $479,070,771.40. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total value of $3,853,879.20. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 6,273 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,360,613.70. This represents a 73.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 42,377 shares of company stock valued at $9,236,277 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $198.79 on Monday. 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 12-month low of $161.38 and a 12-month high of $258.60. The company has a market capitalization of $2.13 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.73, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.37. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $230.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $228.82.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The business’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.86 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share 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.