Haven Private LLC trimmed its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN – Free Report) by 70.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,566 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 3,756 shares during the period. Haven Private LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $344,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. American Capital Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 63.9% during the third quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC now owns 8,081 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,774,000 after purchasing an additional 3,152 shares during the last quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 8.3% during the second quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 1,140,494 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $250,213,000 after purchasing an additional 86,978 shares during the period. Buckhead Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 16.1% in the 2nd quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC now owns 28,407 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $6,232,000 after buying an additional 3,948 shares during the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 3rd quarter valued at about $451,642,000. Finally, Alpha Wealth Funds LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 172.8% during the 2nd quarter. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC now owns 3,012 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $667,000 after buying an additional 1,908 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Activity at Amazon.com
In other Amazon.com news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,930,094.10. This represents a 65.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total transaction of $4,077,336.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,238,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $459,217,051.24. The trade was a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.
Amazon.com Stock Up 1.0%
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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). Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The business had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.86 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts have issued reports on AMZN shares. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $310.00 price target (up from $304.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company set a $304.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Oppenheimer set a $260.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $287.29.
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Amazon.com News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AWS launched an AI‑enabled platform for healthcare (Amazon Connect Health), expanding addressable market and recurring cloud workloads for higher‑margin AWS services. Amazon launches AI-enabled platform to automate healthcare administrative tasks
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America, TD Cowen and other analysts are reiterating bullish views tied to AWS’s AI positioning (Anthropic/OpenAI relationships), lifting medium‑term revenue expectations and price targets. ‘This Could Change the AWS Story,’ Says BofA about Amazon Stock
- Positive Sentiment: Active managers are adding exposure (ARK/other funds bought AMZN), signaling conviction that AI capex will sustain AWS growth. Institutional buys can support multiple‑month momentum. ARK Invest’s Latest Moves: Amazon (AMZN) In, Roku (ROKU) Out – March 2026 Trades
- Positive Sentiment: Tangible AWS capacity build: Amazon Data Services bought George Washington University’s Virginia campus for $427M, underscoring long‑term infrastructure expansion to support cloud/AI demand. Amazon (AMZN) Buys George Washington University’s Virginia Campus for $427 Million
- Neutral Sentiment: Amazon joined other tech firms in a White House “Ratepayer Protection Pledge” to cover AI data‑center power costs — clears a PR/political concern but is non‑binding and unlikely to change near‑term economics. Tech Giants Sign Ratepayer Protection Pledge On Power For Data Centers
- Negative Sentiment: Security & operational risk: AWS facilities in the UAE/Bahrain were hit or affected by drone strikes, causing structural damage and regional outages and highlighting geopolitical exposure for key cloud infrastructure. AWS Drone Strikes Test Amazon Cloud Resilience And Investor Risk Views
- Negative Sentiment: Customer‑facing outage: Amazon’s online store and app experienced outages for tens of thousands of users, raising concerns about reliability and potential short‑term revenue/PR impact. Amazon online store suffers outage for some users
- Negative Sentiment: Cost‑cutting signals: Amazon confirmed layoffs (~100 white‑collar roles) in its robotics unit — consistent with prior cuts and may slow product roadmaps or near‑term robotics revenue. Amazon cuts more jobs; this time in robotics unit
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling (small CEO sale disclosed) continues to show up in filings; while amounts are modest relative to market cap, persistent sales can weigh on sentiment. SEC Form 4 — insider sale disclosure
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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