Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 20.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 564,866 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 94,898 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up about 25.0% of Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $130,382,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Headland Capital LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Headland Capital LLC now owns 37,876 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $8,743,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 14.6% during the fourth quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 29,844 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,889,000 after buying an additional 3,795 shares during the last quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,441 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $3,102,000 after buying an additional 305 shares during the last quarter. Walleye Partners LLC bought a new position in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $510,000. Finally, Caliber Wealth Management LLC KS boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Caliber Wealth Management LLC KS now owns 27,330 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,308,000 after buying an additional 757 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Amazon.com Trading Down 1.2%
Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $265.82 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.18. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $231.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $229.78. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.00 and a fifty-two week high of $278.56. The company has a market cap of $2.86 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.80, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.46.
Trending Headlines about Amazon.com
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon launched Amazon Now, a 30-minute delivery service in dozens of U.S. cities, reinforcing its push into ultra-fast commerce and potentially strengthening Prime and retail engagement. Amazon accelerates delivery race with 30-minute dropoffs in dozens of U.S. cities
- Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen reaffirmed a Buy rating on Amazon and set a $350 price target, signaling confidence in further upside from current levels. Analyst issues new Amazon (AMZN) stock price target
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding AI and cloud-related investment, including tapping overseas debt markets to help fund its AI infrastructure push, which supports the long-term growth narrative for AWS. Alphabet, Amazon tap overseas debt markets to fund AI infrastructure push
- Neutral Sentiment: Prime Video plans to invest at least 90 million euros in French-language film and TV production, underscoring international content spending but with a limited direct near-term financial impact. Amazon.com’s Prime Video Set to Invest 90 Million Euros in French Film and TV Production, Reuters Says
- Neutral Sentiment: Reports that Amazon workers are gaming internal AI tools and using them for trivial tasks are drawing scrutiny, but the stock reaction appears limited unless it points to wasted productivity or governance issues. Amazon staff use AI tool for unnecessary tasks to inflate usage scores
- Negative Sentiment: Amazon is facing some headline risk from a proposed class-action lawsuit over Fire TV Sticks and criticism around its rapid-delivery model, though these issues are smaller than the bullish catalysts above. Amazon Is Being Sued Over Fire TV Sticks That Stopped Working
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 3,706 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $273.02, for a total value of $1,011,812.12. Following the sale, the director directly owned 74,948 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,462,302.96. This represents a 4.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, 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 value of $8,621,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,175,766 shares in the company, valued at approximately $598,335,650. The trade was a 1.42% 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. In the last three months, insiders have sold 190,593 shares of company stock valued at $46,081,241. Corporate insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on AMZN shares. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 price objective (up from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $320.00 price objective (up from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $310.00 to $315.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. DZ Bank upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $295.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $320.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $313.09.
View Our Latest Research Report on AMZN
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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