7,564 Shares in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Purchased by Investment Research Partners LLC

Investment Research Partners LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 7,564 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $1,742,000. Amazon.com makes up approximately 0.8% of Investment Research Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest position.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. IMPACTfolio LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.8% in the third quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 1,225 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $269,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. Cadence Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,328 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $292,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Union Savings Bank increased its stake in Amazon.com by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 10,723 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,510,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Doheny Asset Management CA raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Doheny Asset Management CA now owns 17,821 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $3,910,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banco de Sabadell S.A lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Banco de Sabadell S.A now owns 13,409 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,946,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on AMZN shares. DZ Bank raised shares of Amazon.com to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $310.00 target price (up from $304.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and issued a $295.00 target price (up from $270.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Citizens Jmp upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $260.00 price target (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $286.84.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Large GPU supply deal for AWS underscores strong AI demand and recurring cloud revenue upside; Nvidia says it will sell 1 million GPUs (and other products) to Amazon Web Services through 2027, supporting AWS’s AI-driven growth thesis. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon acquired Rivr, a stair‑climbing delivery-robot startup, signaling continued investment to cut last‑mile costs and improve safety — a strategic move for logistics efficiency and scaling doorstep delivery pilots. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Andy Jassy’s internal forecast that AI could push AWS to ~$600B annually fuels long‑term upside expectations for the cloud unit, helping support valuation despite heavy AI capex. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Appeals court pause allows Perplexity AI shopping bots to keep functioning on Amazon while litigation continues — limits immediate disruption to site traffic/revenue but keeps regulatory/legal uncertainty live. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Product expansion: Amazon rolled out Alexa+ in the U.K. early access program — incremental services and device engagement upside but limited near-term revenue impact versus cloud/logistics headlines. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Jeff Bezos reportedly courting partners for a $100B automation fund — potential ecosystem benefits for automation/robotics but not an immediate Amazon revenue driver. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Logistics risk: Amazon says USPS “walked away” from talks and reports indicate Amazon plans to cut USPS parcel volume dramatically — switching carriers and scaling in‑house delivery raises transition costs and operational risk ahead of the October contract deadline. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/regulatory risk: Microsoft is reportedly considering legal action over a large Amazon–OpenAI cloud deal, creating potential litigation or contractual headwinds that could affect AWS’s access to certain AI workloads. Read More.

Amazon.com Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $208.86 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $220.60 and its 200 day moving average is $226.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.24 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.40. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $258.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total value of $554,900.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,662,702. This represents a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total transaction of $2,187,624.07. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,461,661.70. This represents a 20.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739 over the last three months. Insiders own 9.70% 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.