Quent Capital LLC Purchases 5,740 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Quent Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 14.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 46,620 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 5,740 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for about 0.8% of Quent Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest holding. Quent Capital LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $10,761,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of AMZN. Fairway Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 113.2% during the third 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 period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 233 shares during the period. Cooksen Wealth LLC increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 309,697 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $71,000 after acquiring an additional 7,329 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Amazon.com stock opened at $264.14 on Monday. 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 firm has a market cap of $2.84 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.46. The business’s fifty day moving average is $234.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $230.69. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.00 and a 52 week high of $278.56.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.63 by $1.15. The company had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.28 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 12.22%.The business’s revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.59 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total transaction of $7,562,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 471,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $129,624,275. This represents a 5.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total value of $3,642,860.22. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at $1,930,094.10. This trade represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 190,593 shares of company stock worth $46,081,241 in the last three months. Company insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have weighed in on AMZN shares. Roth Mkm upped their price target on Amazon.com from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, May 1st. New Street Research upped their price target on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Truist Financial upped their price target on Amazon.com from $285.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price target on Amazon.com from $275.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $312.52.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts raised earnings expectations and price targets, citing strong grocery delivery and AWS/cloud growth. Amazon (AMZN) Stock: Wall Street Analysts Raise Targets on Grocery Delivery and Cloud Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon continues to lean into AI, including a shift toward an AI-powered Alexa shopping assistant and broader agentic commerce ambitions, which supports the growth narrative. Amazon Unveils AI Search Overhaul To Defend Online Shopping Dominance
• Positive Sentiment: Technical coverage noted Amazon remains above a key breakout level, suggesting the stock’s chart trend is still constructive. Amazon Holds Breakout Above $252
• Positive Sentiment: Investor interest remains strong, with reports highlighting bullish commentary from prominent funds and analysts, plus added attention from high-profile holders. Trump went big on tech stocks in first quarter of 2026, new filings show
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon remains a major focus of market commentary because of its AI spending, cloud expansion, and growing role in digital advertising, but these articles are mostly thematic rather than immediate stock-moving catalysts.

About Amazon.com

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.