LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI grew its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1,074.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 64,503 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 59,010 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 1.4% of LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $14,889,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter worth about $27,438,011,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at about $11,674,091,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 849,721,601 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $186,420,422,000 after buying an additional 17,447,045 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 22,085.8% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,177,557 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,671,634,000 after buying an additional 12,122,668 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 21.3% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 57,908,424 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $11,017,657,000 after buying an additional 10,176,835 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
Insider Transactions at Amazon.com
In related news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total value of $554,900.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,662,702. This trade represents a 2.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,835 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.82, for a total transaction of $1,406,779.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 522,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $107,512,341.02. This represents a 1.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Amazon.com News Roundup
- Positive Sentiment: Delta selects Amazon Leo to provide faster in‑flight Wi‑Fi on 500 aircraft starting in 2028 — a material commercial win for Amazon’s nascent LEO satellite unit that strengthens its challenge to SpaceX/Starlink and helps monetize Leo hardware and connectivity services. Amazon, Delta team up for in-flight Wi-Fi (Reuters)
- Positive Sentiment: “Project Hail Mary” becomes Amazon MGM’s biggest box‑office hit, signaling stronger content returns for Prime Video/studio investments and supporting long‑term media monetization. ‘Project Hail Mary’ is the box office proof point Amazon MGM (CNBC)
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon announced new Prime Business and Amazon Business credit cards (issued by U.S. Bank/Mastercard) aimed at SMBs — a recurring‑revenue fintech push that can increase payments volume, data insights and margins over time. New Prime Business & Amazon Business credit cards (Business Wire)
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness picked up: Tigress reiterated Buy and lifted its $315 target citing AI‑driven margin upside; Citi also raised its target (to $285). Upgrades boost sentiment and set upside references for investors. AMZN upgraded on AI-driven growth (InsiderMonkey) Citi raises target for AMZN (InsiderMonkey)
- Neutral Sentiment: Amazon secured a court order limiting Perplexity’s scraping of its site — this protects Amazon’s shopping data and ad ecosystem but may spur further legal and policy battles with AI search firms. Amazon court win vs Perplexity (Yahoo Finance)
- Neutral Sentiment: Amazon reached a settlement tied to Teamsters’ charges alleging retaliation during strikes — removes an immediate legal overhang but keeps labor relations and unionization risks visible to investors. Amazon settles Teamsters case (CNBC)
- Neutral Sentiment: AWS momentum continues with TGS choosing AWS and Amazon buying 1,300 acres near the Columbia River for potential data‑center expansion — supports long‑term cloud demand, but implies ongoing heavy capex. TGS selects AWS (Yahoo Finance) Amazon buys land for possible data center (GeekWire)
- Negative Sentiment: Fresh senior exits from Amazon’s AI/chip group raise operational risk for its in‑house silicon roadmap and could slow time‑to‑market for custom accelerators — a near‑term negative for AI cost structure expectations. Amazon chip division exec exit (Yahoo Finance)
- Negative Sentiment: Market worries persist around AI capex and valuation (AMZN down YTD vs analyst upside scenarios), keeping downside risk if macro/energy pressures force slower spending or guidance revisions. AMZN stock down YTD; analyst outlook (Blockonomi)
Amazon.com Stock Up 3.5%
AMZN stock opened at $208.04 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $215.20 and a 200-day moving average of $224.73. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $258.60. The company has a market capitalization of $2.23 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.02, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The company’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.86 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Evercore reduced their target price on Amazon.com from $335.00 to $285.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 27th. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Monness Crespi & Hardt cut their price objective on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $260.00 price objective (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, President Capital decreased their target price on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $296.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $286.57.
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.
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