AMG Asset Management Group Inc. Makes New Investment in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

AMG Asset Management Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 4,102 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $947,000. Amazon.com comprises about 3.0% of AMG Asset Management Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. MilWealth Group LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 79.0% in the 4th quarter. MilWealth Group LLC now owns 179 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth about $45,000. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 900.0% in the 4th 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 period. Fairway Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 95.6% in the 4th 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. Finally, Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC boosted 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 acquiring an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Prime Day is about to begin, and analysts expect record online spending, which could give Amazon a short-term sales boost and improve sentiment around retail demand. Reuters: Amazon Prime Day to gauge US consumer strain as focus shifts to basics
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding its AI strategy with new shopping tools, Alexa+ testing in India, and continued AWS adoption, reinforcing the bull case that AI and cloud growth can drive future earnings. TechCrunch: Amazon is testing Alexa+ in India with Hindi support
• Positive Sentiment: Appaloosa’s latest filing showed David Tepper nearly doubled Amazon holdings, a sentiment signal that some large investors still see upside in AMZN. 247WallSt: David Tepper Trimmed Nvidia and AMD, but Doubled Down on This AI Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles argued Amazon remains a high-quality long-term stock and may be undervalued after its recent pullback, but these are mostly opinion pieces rather than fresh company-specific catalysts. Yahoo Finance: Amazon (AMZN): The Best High Quality Stock to Buy for the Long Term
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon MGM Studios backed away from a Sam Altman/OpenAI film, which looks more like a content-strategy decision than a meaningful stock driver. GeekWire: Amazon MGM Studios drops film about Sam Altman months after tech giant’s OpenAI deal
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are still worried about heavy AI infrastructure spending across hyperscalers, and AMZN has been trading with that group as the market questions near-term returns on capex. 247WallSt: Alphabet Sinks 6%, Amazon Slides 4% Amid AI CapEx Anxiety Across the Hyperscalers
• Negative Sentiment: One concern heading into Prime Day is that nearly everyone who wants Prime already has it, limiting membership-growth upside from the event. Business Insider: Amazon’s Prime Day has a problem: Almost everyone has Prime already

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $266.19, for a total transaction of $266,190.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 485,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $129,242,432.13. This represents a 0.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed 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, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,270 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $268.53, for a total transaction of $2,489,273.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $11,060,750.70. The trade was a 18.37% 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 three months, insiders sold 195,774 shares of company stock valued at $51,614,434. 8.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $232.79 on Tuesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $196.00 and a 1-year high of $278.56. 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 $2.50 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.45. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $256.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $234.11.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $181.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $177.28 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 12.22% and a return on equity of 19.92%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.59 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Mizuho lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $315.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings raised Amazon.com from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Benchmark lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $275.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $312.78.

Amazon.com 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.