12,724 Shares in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Acquired by St. Louis Financial Planners Asset Management LLC

St. Louis Financial Planners Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 12,724 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $2,937,000. Amazon.com comprises about 1.8% of St. Louis Financial Planners Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 24th largest holding.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Fairway Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 113.2% during the 3rd quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 23.5% during the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% in the third quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Dual $300 price-target endorsements and maintained buy ratings from TD Cowen and Barclays are lifting sentiment and pushing shares up; TD Cowen highlighted AWS reacceleration and AI-driven margin upside. TD Cowen Buy Rating Benzinga note on TD Cowen/Barclays
• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies says AMZN looks undervalued despite near-term AI capex, arguing AWS and retail/ads growth could drive significant upside. Jefferies valuation view
• Positive Sentiment: Long-term bullish narratives: Amazon expects AWS could reach ~$600B annual revenue in 10 years and AWS’s 20th anniversary coverage underscores cloud importance — supports multi-year growth thesis. AWS $600B thesis AWS at 20 coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Billionaire investor interest (Seth Klarman adding to position) and institutional buys provide confidence that large investors view current levels as a buying opportunity. Klarman stake report
• Neutral Sentiment: Entertainment wins (Project Hail Mary box-office/Prime Video success) and consumer-facing product rumors (an AI “Transformer” smartphone) are positive for brand and services revenue but are unlikely to materially change core AWS/retail earnings near-term. Project Hail Mary box office Smartphone rumor
• Neutral Sentiment: Options/strategy pieces showing attractive yields from selling OTM puts indicate some traders view current levels as range-bound; reported short-interest data in the feed is anomalous/zero and not informative. OTM puts strategy
• Negative Sentiment: Logistics headwinds: reports that UPS is cutting Amazon deliveries in half and that Amazon/USPS negotiations are deteriorating raise near-term fulfillment cost and delivery-risk concerns — potential margin pressure and higher operating complexity. UPS deliveries cut USPS negotiations
• Negative Sentiment: AI capex concerns and warnings that Amazon’s large spending plan could backfire remain a drag on sentiment; some analysts have flagged near-term fiscal strain despite long-term upside. AI capex concern

Amazon.com Trading Up 2.3%

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $210.17 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $2.26 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.40. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $258.60. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $219.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $225.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $213.39 billion for 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 quarterly revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.86 earnings per share. On average, analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on AMZN. Desjardins boosted their target price on Amazon.com to $218.00 in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Wolfe Research lowered their price objective on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $250.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. KeyCorp set a $285.00 price objective on Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $286.57.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.25, for a total value of $204,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 521,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $106,487,984.25. This trade represents a 0.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at $1,930,094.10. The trade was a 65.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739 over the last quarter. 10.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.