AA Financial Advisors LLC Trims Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

AA Financial Advisors LLC cut its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 56.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 17,538 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 23,111 shares during the quarter. AA Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,048,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Donaldson Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Donaldson Capital Management LLC now owns 81,070 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $18,712,000 after buying an additional 2,038 shares during the period. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,269 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,909,000 after buying an additional 323 shares during the period. Northwest Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Northwest Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,869 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $4,817,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 94,605 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $21,837,000 after buying an additional 5,387 shares during the period. Finally, Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 32.1% in the 4th quarter. Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,478 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,034,000 after buying an additional 1,087 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Reached a deal with the U.S. Postal Service to keep roughly 80% of current USPS deliveries, reducing the risk of large-scale routing disruption and protecting same‑ and next‑day delivery capacity. Exclusive: Amazon says it has reached deal with US Postal Service on package deliveries
• Positive Sentiment: AWS partnership with UnitedHealthcare to bring AI-driven front-end solutions into healthcare highlights AWS revenue diversification and enterprise AI demand. Investors view these enterprise AI deals as durable growth catalysts for AWS. AWS and UnitedHealthcare Take Back-Office to Front-End Approach to Healthcare AI
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment shows pockets of optimism (price-target upgrades published), which supports the rally narrative and investor confidence in longer-term earnings upside. Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Price Target Raised to $305.00
• Positive Sentiment: Alexa+ expands to conversational ordering with Uber Eats and Grubhub — a product/monetization move that can increase user engagement, commerce touchpoints and ad/upsell opportunities in the smart‑home ecosystem. Amazon’s Alexa+ Adds Conversational Uber Eats and Grubhub Ordering
• Neutral Sentiment: Announced a 3.5% fuel surcharge for Fulfillment‑by‑Amazon sellers starting April 17 (estimated ~17¢ per unit). This helps Amazon pass through higher fuel costs but could affect seller economics and pricing. Amazon Imposes 3.5% Fuel Surcharge as Energy Costs Rise
• Neutral Sentiment: Speculation that Amazon may pursue a ~ $9B satellite play (Globalstar chatter) signals strategic ambition for LEO/connectivity (Project Kuiper acceleration), but remains unconfirmed and is speculative for near‑term EPS impact. As Amazon Considers Buying Globalstar, Should You Buy GSAT Stock?
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported insider sale by Amazon’s CEO (~$210,500). Size is small relative to company scale and typical insider activity, so market impact is limited. Insider Selling: Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) CEO Sells $210,500.00 in Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Shareholder pressure over water and power use at U.S. data centers highlights environmental/community risk that could slow or complicate future AWS builds and add costs or project delays. Investors press Amazon, Microsoft and Google on water, power use in US data centers

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,835 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.82, for a total transaction of $1,406,779.70. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 522,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $107,512,341.02. This represents a 1.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total transaction 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. This represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 72,686 shares of company stock worth $14,899,239. 9.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN opened at $212.79 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.28 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.38. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $213.19 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $224.13. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. Amazon.com’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.86 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. DA Davidson reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $175.00 price objective (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Raymond James Financial cut their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $225.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Finally, Citizens Jmp increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $286.59.

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.