Moody National Bank Trust Division Decreases Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Moody National Bank Trust Division cut its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 29.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 74,038 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 31,626 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for about 1.6% of Moody National Bank Trust Division’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Moody National Bank Trust Division’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $17,089,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fairway Wealth LLC boosted 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 worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2,330.0% in the third quarter. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com by 23.5% during the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp lifted its position in Amazon.com by 62.3% during 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 in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Stock Up 0.8%

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $200.95 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $215.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $224.87. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $258.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.16 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.40.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.86 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $2,187,624.07. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total transaction of $554,900.50. Following the sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at $24,662,702. This trade represents a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMZN has been the subject of several analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Desjardins lifted their price target on Amazon.com to $218.00 in a report on Monday, December 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $286.57.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: TGS selects AWS as preferred cloud provider — a multi‑year HPC/AI deal underscores strong enterprise demand for AWS compute and generative AI services, supporting revenue and margin leverage in the cloud business. TGS Announces AWS as its Preferred Cloud Provider
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon bought 1,300 acres near the Columbia River that could host a large data‑center campus — a long‑term bet to expand AWS capacity and regional resiliency for growing cloud and AI workloads. Report: Amazon buys 1,300 acres near Columbia River that could become a giant data center
• Positive Sentiment: Court order bars AI startup Perplexity from scraping Amazon — protects Amazon’s retail data, ad model and control over shopping traffic, limiting competitive threats from AI shopping agents. Amazon Court Win Puts Focus On Control Of AI Shopping Traffic
• Positive Sentiment: Improvements to delivery convenience (new options/features) bolster e‑commerce defensibility and repeat buying, supporting retail revenue stability. Amazon takes delivery convenience to next level
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst notes and coverage remain mixed but constructive — New Street trimmed its price target slightly ($285→$280) while keeping a Buy, reflecting continued upside expectations despite near‑term noise. New Street adjusts price target on Amazon.com to $280 from $285; maintains Buy rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other outlets highlight online store strength (essentials/grocery repeat buying) — supports steady retail revenues but is less likely to move the stock than AWS/AI developments. Can Amazon’s Online Store Strength Drive Upside in Retail Revenues?
• Negative Sentiment: Key AI chip executive departure raises questions about Amazon’s internal AI/hardware roadmap and could slow specialized silicon progress — a concern given the cloud AI arms race. Amazon Just Lost a Key AI Chip Executive. Is That Bad News for AMZN Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish takes and macro/AI capex worries persist — several opinion pieces warn that elevated AI spending and margin pressure could keep near‑term share performance under pressure despite long‑term AWS upside. Amazon: This Is Worse Than You Think

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.