Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Acquired by Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC

Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 39.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,405 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,678 shares during the period. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,171,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of AMZN. Fairway Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 113.2% in the third 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 during the period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. MilWealth Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 79.0% in the fourth quarter. MilWealth Group LLC now owns 179 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2,330.0% in the third quarter. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the period. Finally, Cooksen Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 23.5% in the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.3%

Amazon.com stock opened at $245.22 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.64 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.45. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.00 and a fifty-two week high of $278.56. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $250.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $233.14.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $1.15. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 12.22%.The business had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.59 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,270 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.53, for a total value of $2,489,273.10. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $11,060,750.70. This represents a 18.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,363 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $262.38, for a total value of $620,003.94. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at $31,427,876.40. This represents a 1.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders sold 195,774 shares of company stock valued at $51,614,434. Insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon signed a multibillion-dollar deal with Corning to supply optical fiber, cable, and connectivity products for its rapidly expanding U.S. AI data centers, reinforcing demand tied to AWS and the company’s infrastructure buildout. Amazon, Corning sign multi-billion-dollar deal to boost fiber optics manufacturing in US
• Positive Sentiment: The FCC gave Amazon Leo more flexibility on its satellite deployment timeline, easing execution pressure as Amazon races to build a Starlink competitor and expand its satellite internet ambitions. FCC gives Amazon Leo more leeway on its satellite deployment schedule
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon rolled out an Alexa AI shopping feature that lets U.S. customers create custom designs for print-on-demand products, adding another AI-driven consumer use case and potential commerce revenue stream. Amazon Deploys Alexa AI to Disrupt Print-on-Demand Market
• Positive Sentiment: Several articles highlighted Amazon as a favored AI and megacap stock, with investor commentary pointing to strong long-term fundamentals and continued cloud-led growth. Is Amazon Stock a Buy Right Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s Twitch CEO argued that live streaming offers more human connection than traditional social media; interesting for the platform, but not likely a major stock mover on its own. Twitch CEO: Social media has become ‘anti-social’ and can’t match the shared, human connection of live streaming
• Negative Sentiment: A report from Paubox claimed Amazon SES could expose protected health information in plaintext if encryption fails, which could raise reputational and compliance concerns if the issue gains traction. Amazon Says SES Requires TLS 1.2. Paubox Testing Shows It Doesn’t.
• Negative Sentiment: The company continues to spend heavily on AI, data centers, satellites, and logistics, which supports long-term growth but can weigh on near-term sentiment if investors focus on capital intensity and returns. Amazon’s (AMZN) AI Spending Boom Is Creating a New Investor Debate

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $320.00 price objective (up from $245.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating and set a $325.00 target price (up from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. HSBC boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $290.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $312.52.

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.