World Investment Advisors Purchases 2,443 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

World Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 0.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 381,974 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 2,443 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises approximately 1.3% of World Investment Advisors’ portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Amazon.com were worth $79,554,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. MilWealth Group LLC grew its stake in Amazon.com by 79.0% during the 4th quarter. MilWealth Group LLC now owns 179 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth approximately $45,000. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership grew its position in Amazon.com by 900.0% during the fourth quarter. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership now owns 200 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 95.6% during the fourth quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 221 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Amazon.com by 87.7% in the 4th quarter. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. now owns 229 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Several commentators argue Amazon’s current valuation looks attractive after the sell-off, with its P/E near multi-year lows and earnings growth still intact. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Market coverage highlighted Amazon as one of the hyperscalers positioned to benefit as heavy AI capex eventually translates into stronger free cash flow, improving the long-term risk/reward profile. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s AI chip strategy drew attention, with a report suggesting Trainium and Inferentia could evolve into a broader external compute business, creating another growth avenue beyond AWS. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and media reports emphasized that Amazon Web Services revenue is accelerating, while AI demand and new business opportunities inside Amazon’s delivery network could support future growth. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage of Amazon joining a broader big-tech AI spending spree underscored the company’s scale and strategic importance, but also reminded investors that capex remains elevated and will pressure near-term free cash flow. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: One report framed Amazon as a “loser” in the AI infrastructure transfer, arguing hyperscalers are funding chipmakers’ growth while absorbing heavy cash burn themselves. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Investors also continued to digest Amazon’s plan to issue $25 billion in new debt to fund AI infrastructure, which may raise concerns about balance-sheet pressure and returns on investment. Article Title

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $263.42, for a total value of $5,268,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,205,766 shares in the company, valued at approximately $581,042,879.72. This trade represents a 0.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,270 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.53, for a total transaction of $2,489,273.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $11,060,750.70. This trade represents a 18.37% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 175,274 shares of company stock worth $46,621,204 in the last quarter. 8.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMZN has been the subject of a number of research reports. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $298.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $325.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. DZ Bank lifted 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. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $330.00 target price (up from $280.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $312.79.

Amazon.com Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $247.31 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.66 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.58, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.46. 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 stock has a 50 day moving average price of $252.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $235.46. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $196.00 and a 12-month high of $278.56.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly 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. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 12.22%.The company had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.28 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.59 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.75 earnings per share for the current year.

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.