Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC Has $38.13 Million Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 2.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 173,647 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 4,042 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up approximately 3.7% of Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $38,128,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. bought a new position in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at about $11,102,000. American Capital Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 63.9% during the 3rd quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC now owns 8,081 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,774,000 after acquiring an additional 3,152 shares during the period. ARK Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 8.3% during the 2nd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 1,140,494 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $250,213,000 after acquiring an additional 86,978 shares in the last quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 16.1% in the second quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC now owns 28,407 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,232,000 after acquiring an additional 3,948 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alpha Wealth Funds LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 172.8% during the second quarter. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC now owns 3,012 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $667,000 after purchasing an additional 1,908 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on AMZN shares. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $300.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Robert W. Baird set a $285.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Zacks Research lowered Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 1st. Raymond James Financial lowered their target price on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $225.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $303.00 to $286.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $287.29.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon announced a $12 billion plan to build AI-focused data center campuses in Louisiana, reinforcing AWS’s capacity for AI workloads and signaling long-term revenue support from cloud/AI demand. Amazon plans $12 billion data center buildout in Louisiana
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street and large investors are still backing Amazon: multiple firms maintain Buy/Top-AI-pick ratings and some high-profile investors added exposure in Q4, supporting the case that the pullback may be narrative-driven rather than fundamental. Analysts maintain buy on Amazon
• Positive Sentiment: Investor commentary argues the heavy CapEx should be viewed as growth investment (AWS, custom chips and ads/retail AI) that can materially increase future cash flow; some analysts and commentators call the current pullback a buying opportunity. How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The CapEx
• Neutral Sentiment: Market/technical context: coverage notes AMZN is in a short-term bear market and trading near key support (~$200); fundamentals (revenue and AWS growth) remain intact but volatility is expected while investors wait for payoff on capex. (MarketBeat coverage)
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitive/industry note — SpaceX/Starlink moves to lower-cost/free hardware intensify competition in connectivity (Kuiper), a peripheral but watchable headwind for parts of Amazon’s connectivity and edge ambitions. Elon Musk says ‘nothing to do’ with Amazon’s Kuiper as Starlink moves to offer free hardware
• Negative Sentiment: Berkshire Hathaway significantly reduced its AMZN holding (reported large stake reduction), which is an influential headline that can amplify selling pressure and investor nervousness around timing and valuation. Before Retiring, Warren Buffett Dumped 77% of Berkshire’s Stake in Amazon
• Negative Sentiment: Broader sell-off drivers: the $200B AI capex plan (and guidance that 2026 spending will spike) has spooked investors about near-term free-cash-flow pressure and ROI timing — some outlets warn the sell-off may continue until clearer returns materialize. Why The Amazon Stock Sell-Off Isn’t Over Yet

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Amazon.com stock opened at $205.27 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $227.87 and a 200-day moving average of $228.15. The company has a market capitalization of $2.20 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.37. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year 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 posted 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 return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The business had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 4,784 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.37, for a total value of $949,002.08. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 512,109 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $101,587,062.33. The trade was a 0.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 8,284 shares of company stock worth $1,740,052 in the last quarter. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by 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.