Aristotle Atlantic Partners LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 3.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 421,539 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 13,004 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up 4.5% of Aristotle Atlantic Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Aristotle Atlantic Partners LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $97,300,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of AMZN. Asset One Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth approximately $11,946,000. Atreides Management LP grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Atreides Management LP now owns 687,799 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $158,758,000 after acquiring an additional 28,913 shares in the last quarter. Aureus Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Aureus Asset Management LLC now owns 272,074 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $62,800,000 after acquiring an additional 8,018 shares in the last quarter. Avala Global LP grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 83.8% during the 4th quarter. Avala Global LP now owns 966,905 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $223,181,000 after acquiring an additional 440,805 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bamco Inc. NY grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 13.6% during the 4th quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 1,225,159 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $282,791,000 after acquiring an additional 146,847 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Amazon.com Stock Down 3.5%
Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $237.47 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The company has a market cap of $2.55 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.41, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.44. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $196.00 and a 12 month high of $278.56. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $255.43 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $233.97.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Stifel Nicolaus set a $319.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. TD Securities raised Amazon.com to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Maxim Group increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $330.00 price objective (up from $280.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $312.78.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 31,352 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total transaction of $8,621,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,175,766 shares in the company, valued at approximately $598,335,650. This represents a 1.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through 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 the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.40, for a total value of $4,074,007.80. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 14,159 shares in the company, valued at $3,729,480.60. The trade was a 52.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 195,774 shares of company stock valued at $51,614,434 over the last 90 days. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Amazon.com News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon expanded its AI and cloud footprint at AWS, unveiling new AI agents and continuing to push “plumbing” for business AI use cases, which supports the long-term growth narrative. Amazon unveils new AI agents, trying to thread the needle between autonomy and human control
- Positive Sentiment: The company also invested in and partnered with Odyssey, an AI startup building world models, reinforcing Amazon’s interest in next-generation AI infrastructure. Amazon Teams With Newly-Minted Physical AI Unicorn Odyssey
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s AI executive said commercially useful quantum computers could arrive in 5–7 years, a signal that the company is investing early in a potentially important frontier technology. Amazon AI exec predicts first ‘commercially useful’ quantum computers in 5-7 years
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon also backed Odyssey’s $310 million funding round and gained access to the startup’s specialized chip resources through AWS, another sign of strategic AI spending. AI lab Odyssey valued at $1.45 billion in latest funding round
- Neutral Sentiment: Arianespace successfully launched 36 Amazon Leo satellites, a milestone for Amazon’s broadband constellation, but the move is still more of a long-term strategic update than an immediate earnings driver. The New Ariane 6 with 4 P160C Boosters Successfully Launches Amazon LEO Satellites
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are increasingly focused on a reported FTC action over Amazon’s advertising practices, with potential multibillion-dollar penalties creating a regulatory overhang. Amazon faces billions in penalties from potential FTC ad suit, Bloomberg News reports
- Negative Sentiment: AMZN also moved lower amid broader market weakness and a hawkish Fed tone, which pressured high-multiple growth stocks. Amazon Shares Dip As Fed Signals Hawkish Shift
- Negative Sentiment: Some articles also highlighted concern that Amazon’s AI spending remains large relative to near-term returns, adding valuation pressure. Bad News for NVIDIA, Amazon, and Microsoft: There’s No Longer Enough Cash for AI
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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