Next Capital Management LLC Acquires 2,627 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Next Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 46,594 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,627 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up about 3.4% of Next Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Next Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $10,231,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 216.2% during the third quarter. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd now owns 99,008 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $21,739,000 after purchasing an additional 67,695 shares in the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 108,029 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $23,720,000 after buying an additional 6,092 shares in the last quarter. Financial & Tax Architects LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 14.4% in the 3rd quarter. Financial & Tax Architects LLC now owns 9,842 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,161,000 after buying an additional 1,239 shares during the last quarter. Aurdan Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $234,000. Finally, Prasad Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 4.8% during the third quarter. Prasad Wealth Partners LLC now owns 41,368 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $9,083,000 after acquiring an additional 1,913 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of AMZN opened at $210.00 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.88. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60. The stock has a market cap of $2.25 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.37. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $226.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $227.72.

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

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total transaction of $4,077,336.96. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,238,118 shares in the company, valued at approximately $459,217,051.24. This trade represents a 0.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $2,187,624.07. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $8,461,661.70. This trade represents a 20.54% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 73,186 shares of company stock worth $15,067,539 over the last quarter. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMZN has been the subject of several recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. New Street Research reduced their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $350.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Robert W. Baird set a $285.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, DA Davidson reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $175.00 price target (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. One investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $287.29.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon committed to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI and deepen a strategic partnership that expands cloud & chip relationships — a major long‑term accelerator for AWS revenue and product differentiation. Amazon to invest $50 billion in OpenAI
• Positive Sentiment: The OpenAI tie includes tighter commercial integration (AWS as a key cloud partner and OpenAI buying Amazon-made AI chips), which supports higher‑margin cloud exposure and possible cross‑sell into Amazon consumer products and services. How Amazon’s massive stake in OpenAI could boost its AI and cloud businesses
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding data‑center capacity (announced $12B Louisiana investment) to support cloud growth and AI workloads — a direct investment in AWS scale that should underpin long‑term revenue. Amazon.com Data Center Push Continues with $12B Investment in Louisiana
• Positive Sentiment: Notable investors and funds (e.g., Stanley Druckenmiller, some ARK activity) have added to Amazon exposure this quarter, signaling continued institutional conviction in AMZN as an AI/cloud play. Druckenmiller buys Amazon
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reports in the feed are effectively zero (days‑to‑cover ~0) and appear non‑informative — no clear short squeeze signal from these data entries.
• Negative Sentiment: Market concerns about massive near‑term spending and capex — reports on a potential $200B capex surge and shrinking free cash flow expectations have pressured the stock and prompted investor caution. Will heavy capex spending weigh on Amazon’s AI ambitions?
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk: a U.K. appeals court cleared the way for large collective suits from sellers/consumers alleging anticompetitive conduct (potentially ~£4bn), creating a headline legal overhang. Amazon refused permission to appeal go-ahead for UK lawsuits
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst / market signals: Evercore trimmed its price target (from $335 to $285), and there are reports of insider stock sales — both can weigh on sentiment even if strategic fundamentals remain intact. Evercore adjusts price target on Amazon Insider Selling: CEO sells $3.6M

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.