Clear Trail Advisors LLC Takes Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Clear Trail Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 6,188 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $1,428,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter worth about $27,438,011,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at about $11,674,091,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 849,721,601 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $186,420,422,000 after purchasing an additional 17,447,045 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Amazon.com by 22,085.8% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,177,557 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,671,634,000 after buying an additional 12,122,668 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in Amazon.com by 21.3% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 57,908,424 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $11,017,657,000 after buying an additional 10,176,835 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $199.34 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $216.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $225.11. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The company has a market cap of $2.14 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.40.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.86 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total value of $554,900.50. Following the sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,662,702. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total value of $3,642,860.22. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at $1,930,094.10. The trade was a 65.37% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMZN has been the subject of a number of research reports. Citizens Jmp boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Oppenheimer set a $260.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 1st. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $286.66.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS AI demand and bank price‑target lifts — Citi and JPMorgan raised price targets and highlighted surging demand for AWS AI capacity, which supports Amazon’s high-margin cloud growth thesis. As Demand for AWS’ AI Surges, Citi and JPMorgan Raise Amazon Price Targets
• Positive Sentiment: Bull case from sell‑side: Bernstein and other analysts point to Amazon as an AI/cloud winner alongside Nvidia, reinforcing longer‑term AI revenue upside for AWS and custom silicon. Bernstein Says Qualcomm Isn’t an AI Winner…
• Positive Sentiment: Robotics/automation expansion — Amazon’s acquisition of Fauna Robotics (humanoid/consumer robotics) and continued investment in delivery/warehouse automation support cost savings and longer‑term efficiency gains for logistics. Deal Dispatch: Amazon Acquires Fauna Robotics
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and mixed estimates — Several analysts and firms have reiterated buy ratings or nudged targets higher (including JPMorgan, Citigroup, Tigress), while small estimate tweaks from the likes of Erste show modest model revisions rather than a major shift. Amazon.com Stock Price Expected to Rise, Tigress Financial Analyst Says
• Neutral Sentiment: Prime/fulfillment pilots could broaden reach — Tests that let merchants offer Prime shipping externally (multi‑channel fulfillment) may expand Prime’s ecosystem, but benefits will be gradual. Amazon testing Prime benefits on third‑party sites
• Negative Sentiment: Executive departures at Annapurna Labs / Trainium chip team — Reports of a senior AI‑chip product leader leaving (a second notable exit in months) raise execution and timeline concerns for Amazon’s custom silicon initiatives. Amazon AI chip product leader leaves Annapurna Labs faces second executive exit
• Negative Sentiment: Macro and market risk — Rising crude oil and Middle East uncertainty have dragged markets lower and hit tech stocks broadly this week, amplifying downside pressure on AMZN despite company‑specific positives. US Equity Markets End Lower After Crude Oil Climbs Tech stocks suffer worst week in nearly a year
• Negative Sentiment: AI capex / credit concerns — Coverage highlighting a large AI‑related debt build and investor unease about heavy AI capex can pressure sentiment while Amazon invests aggressively in GPUs, data centers, and custom chips. AI debt tsunami and JPMorgan risk tools
• Negative Sentiment: Sentiment risks from capex/guidance and insider sales — Articles flag higher capex guidance as a near‑term headwind, and visible insider selling activity can add to short‑term downside pressure. Key Risks To Watch Insider selling and market impact data

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.