CPA Asset Management Group LLC Grows Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

CPA Asset Management Group LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 105.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 5,127 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,635 shares during the quarter. CPA Asset Management Group LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $1,183,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Butensky & Cohen Financial Security Inc. grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Butensky & Cohen Financial Security Inc. now owns 28,049 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,474,000 after purchasing an additional 507 shares during the last quarter. NatWest Group plc raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. NatWest Group plc now owns 24,861 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $5,738,000 after buying an additional 855 shares during the last quarter. Norden Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 102,948 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $23,762,000 after buying an additional 5,672 shares during the last quarter. BostonPremier Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. BostonPremier Wealth LLC now owns 14,230 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $3,285,000 after buying an additional 221 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC now owns 37,499 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $8,655,000 after buying an additional 1,259 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Big AI vote of confidence — Amazon was a backer in OpenAI’s record $122B funding round, which supports higher AWS demand for model training and inference and strengthens Amazon’s AI/cloud narrative. Amazon Goes Big on OpenAI’s Record Fund Raise. ChatGPT Parent Worth $852 Billion Ahead of IPO.
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial win for Amazon Leo — Delta agreed to equip hundreds of planes with Amazon’s LEO satellite service starting in 2028, a tangible revenue & distribution milestone for Amazon’s satellite initiative versus Starlink. Amazon, Delta team up for in-flight Wi-Fi, challenging Musk’s Starlink
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street and notable funds are bullish — Citi raised its AMZN price target and high‑profile managers (Druckenmiller, Dalio, Citadel, D.E. Shaw mentions) have increased or maintained stakes, supporting sentiment and upside expectations for AWS-driven growth. Citi Raises Target Price for Amazon.com (AMZN)
• Positive Sentiment: Fintech expansion — Amazon is launching new small‑business credit cards with U.S. Bank/Mastercard, which can boost payments revenue and SMB engagement over time. Amazon to launch new small business credit cards in partnership with U.S. Bank, Mastercard
• Positive Sentiment: Operational/legal tail risk reduced — Amazon settled a Teamsters case alleging retaliation against striking workers, removing a potential labor overhang. Amazon settles Teamsters case alleging it retaliated against striking workers
• Neutral Sentiment: Strategic M&A talks — Reports say Amazon is in talks to buy Globalstar for about $9B to accelerate satellite capacity; strategically meaningful but will require capital and regulatory scrutiny. Amazon in talks to buy $9 billion satellite group Globalstar, FT reports
• Negative Sentiment: Data‑center attack risk — FT/Reuters report Amazon’s cloud operations in Bahrain were damaged in an Iranian strike and another data center was hit by a drone attack, highlighting geopolitical/availability risks to AWS revenue and costs. Amazon’s cloud business in Bahrain damaged in Iran strike, FT reports
• Negative Sentiment: Ad product test underwhelms — Amazon’s new chatbot‑embedded ads reportedly showed weak early results, which could slow ad revenue upside if broader rollout is delayed or reworked. Amazon (AMZN) Tests New Chatbot Ads, but Early Results Are Weak
• Negative Sentiment: Key talent loss & bearish research — Reports of a departing AI chip executive and a pessimistic New Street Research forecast add execution and sentiment risk for AMZN’s AI/hardware ambitions. Amazon Just Lost a Key AI Chip Executive. Is That Bad News for AMZN Stock? New Street Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Stock Price

Amazon.com Price Performance

Amazon.com stock opened at $210.57 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.26 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.38. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $161.38 and a 12-month 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 firm’s 50-day moving average is $214.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $224.63.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.86 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $2,187,624.07. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 directly owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,930,094.10. This represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739 in the last three months. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on AMZN shares. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, March 27th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, Maxim Group lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $286.57.

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.