Alberta Investment Management Corp Grows Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Alberta Investment Management Corp increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 5.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 167,500 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,460 shares during the quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $38,662,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MilWealth Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 79.0% during the fourth quarter. MilWealth Group LLC now owns 179 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 900.0% during the 4th quarter. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership now owns 200 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC raised its stake in Amazon.com by 95.6% during 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 period. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in 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 lifted its holdings in 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.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is exploring selling Trainium AI chips to external data-center customers, which could open a new revenue stream and strengthen its position in AI infrastructure. Amazon CEO Jassy says company could sell AI chips, raising stakes for Nvidia, AMD
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s planned $10 billion Missouri data center buildout underscores rising AI infrastructure demand and suggests stronger AWS growth ahead. Should Amazon’s US$10 Billion Missouri AI Bet and Trainium Chip Sales Shift AMZN’s Cloud Narrative?
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America reiterated a Buy rating and a $310 price target, framing Alexa+ and Prime Day as potential catalysts for adoption and sales growth. Amazon’s Alexa AI Could Be The Real Prime Day Winner: Analyst
• Positive Sentiment: Prime Day is expected to generate nearly $22 billion in gross merchandise value, offering a near-term retail lift and a showcase for Amazon’s AI shopping tools. Amazon Prime Day expected to generate nearly $22B in sales
• Positive Sentiment: Alexa+ is expanding internationally, including full rollout in Canada and availability in Brazil, which supports Amazon’s consumer AI monetization story. Here’s Why Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is a Top Growth Stock to Buy According to Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s AWS unit won new business as Zelis selected AWS to automate healthcare pricing and payments, showing continued enterprise cloud momentum. Zelis Picks AWS to Automate Healthcare Pricing and Payments

Amazon.com Stock Up 2.9%

AMZN stock opened at $244.39 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.00 and a 52 week high of $278.56. The company has a market capitalization of $2.63 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.44. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $256.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $234.05. 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 (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 company had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $177.28 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.59 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $315.00 price objective (up from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $330.00 target price (up from $280.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Arete Research upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $301.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $330.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Fifty-seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $312.78.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 15,467 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.40, for a total transaction of $4,074,007.80. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 14,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,729,480.60. The trade was a 52.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at 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 stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total transaction of $8,621,800.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,175,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $598,335,650. This represents a 1.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 195,774 shares of company stock worth $51,614,434. Corporate insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

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.