Capital Investment Services of America Inc. Sells 2,542 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Posted by Brenda Bartman on May 19th, 2026

Capital Investment Services of America Inc. trimmed its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 129,755 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 2,542 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for about 2.8% of Capital Investment Services of America Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest position. Capital Investment Services of America Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $29,950,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Fairway Wealth LLC grew 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 purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 2,330.0% during the third quarter. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $53,000 after buying an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 23.5% during the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 309,697 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $71,000 after buying an additional 7,329 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Up 0.3%

AMZN stock opened at $264.86 on Tuesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.00 and a twelve month high of $278.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The firm has a market cap of $2.85 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.46. The business has a 50 day moving average of $235.39 and a 200 day moving average of $230.94.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $1.15. The business had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.28 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 12.22%.The company’s revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.59 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently commented on AMZN shares. Wedbush reduced their target price on Amazon.com from $340.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $320.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Telsey Advisory Group upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Scotiabank reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $325.00 price objective (up from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $319.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $312.67.

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Amazon.com News Roundup

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

Positive Sentiment: Arete Research raised its price target on Amazon and reiterated a Buy rating, signaling continued upside expectations from current levels.
Positive Sentiment: Amazon was highlighted as IBD’s Stock of the Day and a “Franchise Pick,” with investors focused on its approach toward the $3 trillion market-cap milestone.
Positive Sentiment: Coverage around AWS emphasized strong AI demand, custom chip adoption, and Amazon’s growing role in the cloud AI boom, which may support revenue growth and sentiment.
Positive Sentiment: News that Delta Air Lines defended Amazon’s Leo satellite broadband deal helped validate Amazon’s broader technology and connectivity ambitions.
Neutral Sentiment: Several major hedge fund and billionaire portfolio updates showed mixed positioning in AMZN, with some managers adding and others trimming shares; this is more of a sentiment read than a direct fundamental catalyst.
Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s new Alexa+ feature that can generate podcast episodes adds to its consumer AI story, but the immediate financial impact appears limited.
Negative Sentiment: Amazon is also facing a proposed class-action lawsuit over alleged tariff-related refund practices, which could add legal overhang and headline risk.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 3,706 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $273.02, for a total transaction of $1,011,812.12. Following the sale, the director directly owned 74,948 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,462,302.96. The trade was a 4.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 31,352 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total value of $8,621,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,175,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $598,335,650. This trade represents a 1.42% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 185,809 shares of company stock valued at $45,132,239 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Company Profile

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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.