Cantor Fitzgerald L. P. Acquires 120,234 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Cantor Fitzgerald L. P. boosted its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 246.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 168,963 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 120,234 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises 0.4% of Cantor Fitzgerald L. P.’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest position. Cantor Fitzgerald L. P.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $37,099,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. American Capital Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 63.9% during the 3rd quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC now owns 8,081 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,774,000 after acquiring an additional 3,152 shares during the period. Buckhead Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 16.1% in 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 in the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new position in Amazon.com in the 3rd quarter valued at $451,642,000. DJE Kapital AG grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 12.3% during the 2nd quarter. DJE Kapital AG now owns 1,037,443 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $229,890,000 after purchasing an additional 113,345 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banco Santander S.A. grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 8.7% during the 2nd quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 1,164,777 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $255,540,000 after purchasing an additional 93,245 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Daiwa Securities Group lowered their price objective on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $260.00 target price (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Monness Crespi & Hardt lowered their price target on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $260.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $286.84.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $208.86 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $220.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $226.19. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $161.38 and a 12-month high of $258.60. The firm has a market cap of $2.24 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.13, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.40. 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 (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released 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 return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The company had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.86 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Large GPU supply deal for AWS underscores strong AI demand and recurring cloud revenue upside; Nvidia says it will sell 1 million GPUs (and other products) to Amazon Web Services through 2027, supporting AWS’s AI-driven growth thesis. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon acquired Rivr, a stair‑climbing delivery-robot startup, signaling continued investment to cut last‑mile costs and improve safety — a strategic move for logistics efficiency and scaling doorstep delivery pilots. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Andy Jassy’s internal forecast that AI could push AWS to ~$600B annually fuels long‑term upside expectations for the cloud unit, helping support valuation despite heavy AI capex. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Appeals court pause allows Perplexity AI shopping bots to keep functioning on Amazon while litigation continues — limits immediate disruption to site traffic/revenue but keeps regulatory/legal uncertainty live. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Product expansion: Amazon rolled out Alexa+ in the U.K. early access program — incremental services and device engagement upside but limited near-term revenue impact versus cloud/logistics headlines. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Jeff Bezos reportedly courting partners for a $100B automation fund — potential ecosystem benefits for automation/robotics but not an immediate Amazon revenue driver. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Logistics risk: Amazon says USPS “walked away” from talks and reports indicate Amazon plans to cut USPS parcel volume dramatically — switching carriers and scaling in‑house delivery raises transition costs and operational risk ahead of the October contract deadline. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/regulatory risk: Microsoft is reportedly considering legal action over a large Amazon–OpenAI cloud deal, creating potential litigation or contractual headwinds that could affect AWS’s access to certain AI workloads. Read More.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total transaction of $2,187,624.07. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $8,461,661.70. This trade represents a 20.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total value of $554,900.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,662,702. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

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.