Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Purchased by Gradient Investments LLC

Gradient Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 6.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 608,288 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 36,393 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up about 2.2% of Gradient Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Gradient Investments LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $140,405,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. IMPACTfolio LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 3.8% during the third quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 1,225 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $269,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.5% in the third quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,328 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $292,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Union Savings Bank grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.4% during the second quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 10,723 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,510,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Doheny Asset Management CA increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% during the second 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Banco de Sabadell S.A increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% during the second quarter. Banco de Sabadell S.A now owns 13,409 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,946,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS / AI momentum and analyst upgrades — Citi, JPMorgan and other firms raised price targets and reiterated buy/overweight calls citing strong demand for AWS AI infrastructure, which supports a higher long‑term earnings trajectory for Amazon. As Demand for AWS’ AI Surges, Citi and JPMorgan Raise Amazon Price Targets
• Positive Sentiment: Acquisition of Fauna Robotics — Amazon bought Fauna to accelerate a consumer/humanoid-robotics push, extending its automation moat (potential long-term revenue streams and cost savings across logistics and new consumer products). Amazon just bought a startup making kid-size humanoid robots
• Positive Sentiment: Logistics automation & last‑mile robotics — coverage highlights Amazon’s continued investment in robotics and pilots to solve post-van delivery bottlenecks, which can lower unit delivery costs over time. Amazon Eyes Delivery Robots as MIT Tackles Warehouse Bottlenecks
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational/customer initiatives — Amazon expanded its FedEx returns network and is testing Prime Shipping pilots and Prime Day timing changes; these can boost convenience and near‑term sales but also raise short-term costs. Amazon Teams With FedEx to Expand Free Returns Program
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/antitrust risk — a new Antitrust Accountability and Transparency bill would make consent-judgment processes more transparent and could complicate merger/settlement outcomes for large platforms like Amazon. New Bill: Senator Amy Klobuchar introduces S. 4107
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and profit‑taking — recent disclosures show sizeable insider sales and large institutional rebalancings; combined with analyst target dispersion, that can pressure the stock near-term. Amazon Stock Opinions on Prime Shipping Pilot Program (includes insider data)
• Negative Sentiment: AWS resiliency questions & small estimate cuts — reports of AWS disruptions in riskier regions and a minor FY2027 estimate trim from Erste add execution and near-term margin uncertainty. Amazon Balances Home Robotics Ambition With AWS Conflict Zone Risks

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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. This represents a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 transaction, 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739 in the last three months. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on AMZN. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Wolfe Research decreased their price objective on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $250.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Wedbush lowered their price objective on Amazon.com from $340.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Evercore dropped their target price on Amazon.com from $335.00 to $285.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $230.00 target price on Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. One 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $286.66.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $207.52 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $258.60. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $217.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $225.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05. The company has a market capitalization of $2.23 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.40.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

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.