14B Captial Management LP Acquires Shares of 6,000 Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

14B Captial Management LP purchased a new position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 6,000 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $1,385,000. Amazon.com comprises about 1.1% of 14B Captial Management LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. MilWealth Group LLC boosted its stake 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 worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 900.0% in the fourth quarter. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership now owns 200 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 95.6% in the fourth quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 221 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 87.7% in the fourth quarter. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. now owns 229 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake 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 worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,270 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.53, for a total transaction of $2,489,273.10. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $11,060,750.70. This trade represents a 18.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 31,352 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total value of $8,621,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,175,766 shares in the company, valued at $598,335,650. This represents a 1.42% decrease in their position. 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. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 195,774 shares of company stock worth $51,614,434. Insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon expanded its AI and cloud footprint at AWS, unveiling new AI agents and continuing to push “plumbing” for business AI use cases, which supports the long-term growth narrative. Amazon unveils new AI agents, trying to thread the needle between autonomy and human control
• Positive Sentiment: The company also invested in and partnered with Odyssey, an AI startup building world models, reinforcing Amazon’s interest in next-generation AI infrastructure. Amazon Teams With Newly-Minted Physical AI Unicorn Odyssey
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s AI executive said commercially useful quantum computers could arrive in 5–7 years, a signal that the company is investing early in a potentially important frontier technology. Amazon AI exec predicts first ‘commercially useful’ quantum computers in 5-7 years
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon also backed Odyssey’s $310 million funding round and gained access to the startup’s specialized chip resources through AWS, another sign of strategic AI spending. AI lab Odyssey valued at $1.45 billion in latest funding round
• Neutral Sentiment: Arianespace successfully launched 36 Amazon Leo satellites, a milestone for Amazon’s broadband constellation, but the move is still more of a long-term strategic update than an immediate earnings driver. The New Ariane 6 with 4 P160C Boosters Successfully Launches Amazon LEO Satellites
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are increasingly focused on a reported FTC action over Amazon’s advertising practices, with potential multibillion-dollar penalties creating a regulatory overhang. Amazon faces billions in penalties from potential FTC ad suit, Bloomberg News reports
• Negative Sentiment: AMZN also moved lower amid broader market weakness and a hawkish Fed tone, which pressured high-multiple growth stocks. Amazon Shares Dip As Fed Signals Hawkish Shift
• Negative Sentiment: Some articles also highlighted concern that Amazon’s AI spending remains large relative to near-term returns, adding valuation pressure. Bad News for NVIDIA, Amazon, and Microsoft: There’s No Longer Enough Cash for AI

Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN stock opened at $237.47 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The company has a market capitalization of $2.55 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.44. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $196.00 and a 12-month high of $278.56. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $255.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $233.97.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.28 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.59 EPS. Amazon.com’s revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $320.00 price objective (up from $245.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. DZ Bank raised their target price on Amazon.com from $295.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. China Renaissance raised their target price on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $326.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $320.00 target price (up from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Amazon.com from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Fifty-seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $312.78.

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.