Raleigh Capital Management Inc. Grows Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Raleigh Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 15.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 16,680 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,178 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises 1.4% of Raleigh Capital Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Raleigh Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $3,850,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,740 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $402,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Marquette Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 886 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $205,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the period. Western Financial Corp CA grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Western Financial Corp CA now owns 3,076 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $710,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Cadence Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 3.5% in the third quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,328 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $292,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Finally, Union Savings Bank grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 0.4% in the second quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 10,723 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,510,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total transaction of $4,077,336.96. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,238,118 shares in the company, valued at $459,217,051.24. This represents a 0.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total transaction of $3,642,860.22. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at $1,930,094.10. This trade represents a 65.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 93,186 shares of company stock valued at $19,921,739. Corporate insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $248.28 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.67 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.38. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $214.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $225.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $165.29 and a twelve month high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. Amazon.com’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.86 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Argus restated a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, March 27th. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $288.30.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon agreed to invest now and potentially up to $25 billion in Anthropic, while Anthropic committed to spend more than $100 billion on AWS over the next decade (including up to 5GW of compute). This is a large, multi-year revenue pipeline for AWS and strengthens Amazon’s position in the AI infrastructure race. Anthropic takes $5B from Amazon and pledges $100B in cloud spending in return
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street responded: KeyBanc and Bank of America raised price targets (KeyBanc to $325, BofA to $298), highlighting expectations that Anthropic-driven AI demand will accelerate AWS revenue and justify higher valuations ahead of earnings. Amazon Bulls Get Fresh Ammo As Analyst Flags AWS, Retail Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Market reaction was immediate: shares jumped on the expanded Anthropic deal in after-hours trade, reflecting investor focus on durable, high‑margin cloud contracts and AI tailwinds for upcoming quarterly results. Amazon Stock Jumps On Expanded Deal With Anthropic
• Neutral Sentiment: AWS continues to expand product lines (example: Amazon Bio Discovery for drug R&D), which diversifies AI monetization paths but will take time to scale into material profit. This is constructive long-term but less immediately earnings‑sensical. AWS Launches Amazon Bio Discovery to Speed AI Drug Development
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s satellite/Globalstar moves expand addressable markets (direct-to-device connectivity) but add near-term capital intensity—an investor tradeoff between strategic optionality and higher capex. Amazon (AMZN) Price Target Lowered As CapEx Expected To Peak
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal risk rose after California’s attorney general filed new court evidence alleging Amazon pressured brands to raise competitors’ prices — a high‑profile antitrust allegation that could mean fines, remedies, or business-model constraints if proven. California Accuses Amazon of Price Fixing in Legal Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon pushed back publicly, calling the AG’s filing a distraction, but litigation uncertainty remains and could weigh on investor sentiment until the case resolves. Amazon Dismisses New Evidence in California Antitrust Suit

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.