Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) CEO Douglas Herrington Sells 1,000 Shares

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) CEO Douglas Herrington sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $208.00, for a total transaction of $208,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 504,934 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $105,026,272. The trade was a 0.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.4%

NASDAQ:AMZN traded down $0.81 on Friday, hitting $198.79. 66,171,157 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 54,715,688. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $231.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $229.08. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $258.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The company has a market cap of $2.13 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.37.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The company had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.86 EPS. Amazon.com’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on AMZN. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Loop Capital upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 price target (down previously from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Oppenheimer set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Raymond James Financial dropped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $225.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $287.48.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. VPR Management LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth approximately $231,000. Bey Douglas LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 5.9% during the fourth quarter. Bey Douglas LLC now owns 1,701 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $393,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the period. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 4,685 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $985,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. Silicon Valley Capital Partners lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 11.2% during the 4th quarter. Silicon Valley Capital Partners now owns 178,619 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $41,229,000 after purchasing an additional 18,032 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Altus Wealth Group LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Altus Wealth Group LLC now owns 12,065 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,785,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS momentum and cloud demand remain a structural support for AMZN; analysts point to expanding AI and cloud revenues that underpin long‑term growth. AWS Momentum Supports Amazon.com
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s minority stake in BETA Technologies and other strategic bets could boost logistics/sustainability optionality and have drawn analyst interest as long‑term strategic wins. Amazon Bets Big on BETA
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon‑backed X‑Energy secured a U.S. nuclear fuel license — a long‑dated infrastructure win that could help power data centers and reduce energy costs for AWS over time. X‑Energy Secures Nuclear Fuel License
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon Pharmacy continues to expand same‑day delivery to thousands more cities — a near‑term revenue/market‑share positive for the retail segment. Amazon Pharmacy Same‑Day Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Large institutional activity: several managers (e.g., PRIMECAP, Egerton) have recently increased stakes, signaling conviction from long‑term holders. PRIMECAP Boosts Amazon Stake
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s satellite/LEO program advanced with a multi‑satellite Ariane 6 launch — a strategic long‑term investment but cash‑intensive today. Ariane 6 Launches Amazon LEO Satellites
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts trimmed price targets (New Street cut its target but left a buy rating), reflecting mixed near‑term views while maintaining longer‑term upside. New Street Lowers Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: Technical and sentiment pressure: multiple outlets report AMZN entered a bear market and just hit its worst multi‑day losing streak in nearly 20 years as investors punish heavy capex and rotate out of big tech. Worst Losing Streak / Bear Market
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are explicitly worried about the ~$200B AI capex plan (and the broader $700B hyperscaler capex wave) — concerns center on cash flow, near‑term returns and multiple compression. Mag 7 CapEx Wave
• Negative Sentiment: Reputational and regulatory noise: Ring’s Super Bowl ad backlash led Amazon’s Ring to cancel a Flock Safety partnership, and Italian tax authorities conducted searches in a new probe — both add short‑term headline risk. Ring Ad Backlash / Flock Cancellation Italian Tax Probe

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.