Private Capital Advisors Inc. Lowers Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Private Capital Advisors Inc. decreased its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 79,215 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 5,054 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 1.9% of Private Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Private Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $17,393,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Probity Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Amazon.com by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Probity Advisors Inc. now owns 12,157 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,667,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 1,225 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $269,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 3.5% during the third quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,328 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Union Savings Bank grew its stake in Amazon.com by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 10,723 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,510,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Finally, Doheny Asset Management CA grew its stake in Amazon.com by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Doheny Asset Management CA now owns 17,821 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $3,910,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on AMZN shares. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, November 24th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, New Street Research reduced their target price on Amazon.com from $350.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $286.93.

Amazon.com Trading Down 0.8%

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $212.65 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $223.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $226.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.28 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.40. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month 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.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its earnings results 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 return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The company had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.86 EPS. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amazon.com News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Federal court granted a preliminary injunction blocking Perplexity’s Comet AI shopping agent from making purchases on Amazon’s site, protecting Amazon’s checkout/control of the customer experience and reducing near-term risk of automated scraping or order losses. Amazon’s Win Against Perplexity Kicks AI Shopping Wars Into High Gear
• Positive Sentiment: Zoox (Amazon’s autonomous-vehicle unit) struck a multiyear partnership to deploy robotaxis via Uber’s app (starting in Las Vegas), expanding distribution for Zoox tech and creating a clearer commercial path for that long-term investment. Zoox and Uber tie up to deploy robotaxis on ride-hailing network
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon expanded its Health AI assistant to all U.S. customers on the website and app, plus streamlined Shop Direct merchant integration — both moves increase product/service engagement and potential revenue streams outside traditional retail. Amazon launches healthcare AI assistant on its website, app
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s jumbo bond push to fund AI/capex continues to dominate headlines — issuance is drawing exceptional demand (reports of massive order books), which eases financing risk but also highlights the scale of the company’s >$100B AI buildout that could pressure margins. Amazon leads record US corporate borrowing rush with $40bn bond sales
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon convened engineering “deep dive” meetings after multiple site outages, including incidents tied to AI-assisted code changes — operational instability raises short-term execution risk and customer/merchant disruption concerns. Amazon plans ‘deep dive’ internal meeting to address AI-related outages
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory scrutiny: FCC Chair publicly criticized Amazon’s slower satellite-launch pace after Amazon opposed SpaceX proposals — a reputational/regulatory flashpoint that could complicate Project Kuiper timelines and invite further government attention. FCC chair criticizes slow pace of Amazon satellite launches

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total value of $554,900.50. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,662,702. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $2,187,624.07. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,461,661.70. This trade represents a 20.54% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739 in the last ninety days. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.