Ardsley Advisory Partners LP Has $12.47 Million Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Ardsley Advisory Partners LP lessened its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 28.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 54,000 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 21,500 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises about 1.4% of Ardsley Advisory Partners LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest position. Ardsley Advisory Partners LP’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $12,469,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 10.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $885,478,000 after purchasing an additional 397,007 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $5,495,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $442,481,000 after purchasing an additional 54,987 shares in the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $6,357,000 after buying an additional 1,518 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,153,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $325.00 price objective (up from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Benchmark upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $275.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group set a $315.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, June 1st. Truist Financial increased their target price on Amazon.com from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Amazon.com from $275.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $312.78.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Amazon.com 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. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $196.00 and a 1-year high of $278.56. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $255.43 and a 200-day moving average of $233.97. The firm has a market cap of $2.55 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.44.

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

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 15,467 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $263.40, for a total transaction of $4,074,007.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 14,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,729,480.60. This trade represents a 52.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,363 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $262.38, for a total transaction of $620,003.94. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $31,427,876.40. This represents a 1.93% 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. Insiders sold a total of 195,774 shares of company stock valued at $51,614,434 over the last ninety days. 8.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.