Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Sold by Lecap Asset Management Ltd.

Lecap Asset Management Ltd. cut its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 80.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 1,036 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 4,177 shares during the period. Lecap Asset Management Ltd.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $239,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fairway Wealth LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com by 113.2% during the third quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2,330.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 23.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 62.3% during the 3rd quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on AMZN. Argus reissued a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Maxim Group boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $325.00 target price (up from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Roth Mkm boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $313.09.

Amazon.com Trading Down 1.4%

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $271.17 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $227.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $228.72. The stock has a market cap of $2.92 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.46. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $188.82 and a 1 year high of $278.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.18.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 earnings per share (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 return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 12.22%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.59 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 31,352 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total value of $8,621,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,175,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $598,335,650. This represents a 1.42% decrease in their position. 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 10,649 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly 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 ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 191,593 shares of company stock valued at $46,289,241 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 outperformance and reaccelerating AWS growth support the bull case — earnings and revenue beat consensus, helping justify higher analyst targets. Is Amazon a Must-Buy After Q1 Beats?
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon opened its logistics stack to third parties (Amazon Supply Chain Services), creating a potential high‑margin revenue stream analogous to AWS for logistics. Amazon Opens Logistics Network
• Positive Sentiment: AWS Bedrock added agent payment capabilities and integrations with Coinbase and Stripe, expanding monetization routes for agentic AI and making Bedrock more sticky for enterprise partners. Bedrock Agent Payments Launch
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon Pharmacy will carry Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic pill with same‑day delivery and kiosks, widening health‑care revenue and stickiness. Amazon to Carry Ozempic
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider selling disclosed (pre‑arranged 10b5‑1 plans by executives including Andy Jassy) — routine for tax/planning but watched by the market. Jassy Form 4 Filing
• Neutral Sentiment: Regulatory/sovereignty noise: EU reports potential limits on US cloud providers for sensitive data — outcome uncertain but could complicate cloud sales in public sector. EU Cloud Sovereignty Report
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy AI/data‑center capex (massive 2026 spending program) is compressing free cash flow and fueling debate that Amazon may be overspending or creating concentrated revenue reliance on a few AI partners. That uncertainty is the main reason shares are under pressure. Is Amazon Overspending on AI?
• Negative Sentiment: Sectorwide layoffs and reallocation to a few hyperscalers (including Amazon) raise concentration and execution risks — skeptics warn Q1 gains could be a patchy, partner‑driven ‘mirage’. Tech Layoffs and Hyperscaler Spending

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.