Cardano Risk Management B.V. cut its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 89.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,907,437 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 24,954,963 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises approximately 5.9% of Cardano Risk Management B.V.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Cardano Risk Management B.V.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $605,531,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. MilWealth Group LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 79.0% in the fourth quarter. MilWealth Group LLC now owns 179 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at about $45,000. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 900.0% during the 4th quarter. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership now owns 200 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 95.6% during the 4th quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 221 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 87.7% during the fourth quarter. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. now owns 229 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $53,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Amazon.com Price Performance
Shares of AMZN stock opened at $241.70 on Thursday. 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, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.00 and a fifty-two week high of $278.56. The firm has a market cap of $2.60 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.46. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $254.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $234.39.
Trending Headlines about Amazon.com
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Reuters reported that online spending rose 5.3% on the first day of Amazon’s Prime Day event, reinforcing expectations for strong e-commerce sales and helping lift sentiment around AMZN. Online Spending Rises 5.3% on First Day of Amazon’s (AMZN) Prime Day, Reuters Reports
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon disclosed a new $1 billion AWS Forward Deployed Engineering unit, aimed at embedding AI engineers with customers to speed enterprise AI adoption — a sign that management sees AI services as a major growth driver for AWS. Amazon’s AWS commits $1 billion toward new unit for embedded AI engineers
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s Prime promotions for fuel and grocery discounts around the July 4 holiday may support membership engagement and near-term retail traffic, adding another tailwind to the consumer story. From the Gas Pump to the Grill: Prime Introduces Summer Savings Just in Time for the Fourth of July
- Positive Sentiment: Several market commentators said Amazon could benefit from rising cloud budgets and broader AI spending, with some analysts arguing AWS is positioned to reap rewards from the enterprise software spending boom. Amazon Could Be About to Reap the Rewards of a Software Spending Boom
- Neutral Sentiment: Meta’s reported push into cloud infrastructure may increase competition for AWS over time, but the move also underscores the strength of the cloud/AI market that Amazon is competing in. Meta Plans Cloud Business to Take on Big Tech Rivals
- Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is also facing headline risk from Australia’s lawsuit over Prime Video ad terms and a separate FTC settlement, but those developments appear more like manageable legal overhangs than a change to the company’s core growth narrative. Australia sues Amazon unit over alleged breach via Prime Video ads
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
AMZN has been the topic of several research reports. Tigress Financial boosted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $305.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Monness Crespi & Hardt upped their target price on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Phillip Securities raised shares of Amazon.com from a “moderate buy” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $280.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $325.00 target price (up from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $312.78.
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Insider Activity
In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,270 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $268.53, for a total value of $2,489,273.10. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $11,060,750.70. This trade represents a 18.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 15,467 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $263.40, for a total value of $4,074,007.80. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 14,159 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,729,480.60. The trade was a 52.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 194,774 shares of company stock worth $51,403,934. 8.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
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.
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