Campbell Newman Asset Management Inc. Sells 47,800 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Campbell Newman Asset Management Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 57.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 34,731 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 47,800 shares during the period. Campbell Newman Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $7,233,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,740 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $402,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. now owns 1,633 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $376,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 886 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $205,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Western Financial Corp CA lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Western Financial Corp CA now owns 3,076 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $710,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Finally, Navalign LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Navalign LLC now owns 13,349 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $3,081,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is making a major long-term growth bet by adding another $13 billion to its India investment, bringing planned spending there to $48 billion through 2030 to expand AI, cloud and logistics infrastructure. Amazon to invest additional $13 billion in India
• Positive Sentiment: Prime Day traffic and demand remain a tailwind, with reports showing strong early spending and AI-powered shopping activity supporting the case for a near-term revenue beat. US online spending hits $8.3 billion as Amazon Prime Day kicks off, Adobe says
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is also getting support from investors and analysts, including hedge-fund buying and reiterated buy ratings, which signal continued confidence in AWS, advertising and long-term growth. Amazon (AMZN) Stock: Why These Hedge Fund Heavyweights Are Piling In
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s eero unit gained attention after Kinetic launched AlwaysOn Wi‑Fi powered by eero Signal, a partnership that reinforces Amazon’s ecosystem but is unlikely to move AMZN materially on its own. Kinetic Launches AlwaysOn Wi-Fi Powered by eero Signal
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon also continued to win attention for new AI and cloud integrations, including Bedrock ecosystem expansion and third-party product integrations, which support the AWS growth narrative but are incremental rather than immediate catalysts.
• Negative Sentiment: European regulators said Amazon Web Services may face stricter “gatekeeper” rules under the Digital Markets Act, raising the risk of more compliance costs and possible operating restrictions for AWS in Europe. Amazon, Microsoft cloud computing services should fall under EU tech rules, EU regulators say
• Negative Sentiment: Several reports said AMZN broke below a key technical level and is trading weakly versus the broader market, suggesting the recent pullback may be driven by chart pressure and profit-taking. Amazon Stock Slips Below Key Level On Rough Day For Cloud Hyperscaler Stocks

Amazon.com Trading Down 3.1%

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $227.01 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $255.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $234.14. The company has a market cap of $2.44 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.44. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $196.00 and a 52-week high of $278.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.18.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $1.15. Amazon.com had a net margin of 12.22% and a return on equity of 19.92%. The company had revenue of $181.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.28 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.59 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group set a $315.00 price target on Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, June 1st. DZ Bank increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $295.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Arete Research raised their price objective on Amazon.com from $301.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $298.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, China Renaissance increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $326.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Fifty-seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $312.78.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.42, for a total value of $5,268,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,205,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $581,042,879.72. This trade represents a 0.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible 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 the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.53, for a total value of $2,489,273.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,060,750.70. This 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. In the last quarter, insiders sold 195,774 shares of company stock worth $51,614,434. Insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

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.