Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Grows Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. grew its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 113.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 21,122 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,208 shares during the period. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,875,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth approximately $591,000. DE Burlo Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 11.6% during the 4th quarter. DE Burlo Group Inc. now owns 172,835 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $39,894,000 after buying an additional 17,910 shares during the last quarter. Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 297,440 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $68,706,000 after buying an additional 8,214 shares during the last quarter. Dockside LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,124,000. Finally, E6 Portfolios LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth approximately $463,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Amazon.com stock opened at $238.55 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $2.57 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $253.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $233.67. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $196.00 and a 12-month high of $278.56. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.63 by $1.15. Amazon.com had a net margin of 12.22% and a return on equity of 19.92%. The firm had revenue of $181.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $177.28 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.59 earnings per share. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon continues to strengthen its AI and cloud position, with reports saying its custom chips are seeing strong demand in AWS and that its growing AI capabilities could help drive long-term upside. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon expanded its logistics moat by launching less-than-truckload freight service for all U.S. businesses, which could improve its supply-chain offering and deepen its role in e-commerce infrastructure. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon also signed a major patent license agreement with InterDigital covering Prime Video and devices, removing legal uncertainty and reinforcing its streaming and devices ecosystem. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and commentators remain constructive on Amazon’s long-term fundamentals, pointing to e-commerce efficiency, AWS AI dominance, and potential value in its Anthropic investment, but these are more long-term catalysts than immediate trading drivers. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are worried about Amazon’s heavy AI capital spending and new borrowing, which may pressure margins and free cash flow before the payback shows up. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Broader market pieces note that Amazon has lagged the S&P 500 recently and that its valuation has been hit by concerns over capex and softer near-term sentiment. Article Title

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 31,352 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total transaction of $8,621,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,175,766 shares in the company, valued at $598,335,650. The trade was a 1.42% 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 Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at approximately $129,624,275. This trade represents a 5.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 195,774 shares of company stock valued at $51,614,434. Company insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $298.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $320.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Monness Crespi & Hardt raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Citizens Jmp restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $315.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, April 10th. Fifty-seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $312.78.

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.