Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Stake Raised by Mediolanum International Funds Ltd

Mediolanum International Funds Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 2.8% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,170,358 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 31,905 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for 2.7% of Mediolanum International Funds Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $260,018,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of AMZN. Fairway Wealth LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 113.2% in the 3rd quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 23.5% during the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. PayPay Securities Corp raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 62.3% in the third quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Access Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at approximately $74,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 4,784 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.37, for a total value of $949,002.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 512,109 shares in the company, valued at $101,587,062.33. This represents a 0.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 8,284 shares of company stock valued at $1,740,052. Insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMZN has been the subject of several analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $278.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Arete Research boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $283.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $300.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $287.30.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Supreme Court tariff ruling lifts e‑commerce peers and helps Amazon by removing a policy headwind to cross‑border goods and pricing, supporting retail sales momentum. Amazon, Etsy, other e-commerce stocks pop after Supreme Court rules against Trump’s tariffs
• Positive Sentiment: Large cloud demand signal — analysis that Anthropic and other AI firms will pay tens of billions to cloud partners through 2029 boosts the AWS revenue outlook and supports upside for AMZN’s higher‑margin AWS segment. Anthropic to pay cloud partners $80B
• Positive Sentiment: Retail distribution wins — brands like Bath & Body Works launching official Amazon storefronts underscore continued marketplace monetization and third‑party logistics/fulfillment traction. Bath & Body Works launches on Amazon / related marketplace integrations
• Neutral Sentiment: Notable institutional flows are mixed — some prominent investors (Klarman, Pershing Square, others) have added positions while others trimmed; these large moves create headline volatility but are not a clear directional signal. Pershing Square boosts Amazon stake
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider disclosure — CEO Douglas Herrington sold a small block of shares; disclosure matters for transparency but the size is immaterial to overall insider ownership. SEC Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: AWS reliability concerns — multiple reports (FT/Reuters/Guardian) say at least two outages last year were linked to Amazon’s internal AI tools (Kiro), raising questions about operational risk as Amazon scales autonomous tooling. Amazon’s cloud unit hit by at least two outages involving AI tools, FT says
• Negative Sentiment: CapEx and valuation pressure — analyst notes and price‑target cuts are tied to Amazon’s planned ~$200B CapEx push for AI/data centers in 2026; the spending plan supports long‑term AWS growth but depresses near‑term free cash flow and multiples. Price targets cut as $200B CapEx plan weighs on sentiment
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk — Washington Supreme Court ruled families can sue Amazon over sodium nitrite sales, creating litigation exposure and headline risk that can hit sentiment. Amazon can be sued over suicides linked to sodium nitrite, court rules

Amazon.com Stock Up 2.6%

Amazon.com stock opened at $210.11 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.26 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.30, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.37. 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 fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $258.60. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $228.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $228.28.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly 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). Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.86 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current 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.