Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Acquired by Mcrae Capital Management Inc.

Mcrae Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 26.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 40,127 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 8,380 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up about 1.9% of Mcrae Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Mcrae Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $9,262,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. TD Asset Management Inc lifted its position in Amazon.com by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 8,275,670 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,910,190,000 after purchasing an additional 24,237 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com by 21.8% in the fourth quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 48,584 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $11,214,000 after purchasing an additional 8,684 shares during the period. Greenspring Advisors LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com by 543.9% in the fourth quarter. Greenspring Advisors LLC now owns 29,997 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $6,924,000 after purchasing an additional 25,338 shares during the period. Disciplined Investors L.L.C. lifted its position in Amazon.com by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Disciplined Investors L.L.C. now owns 11,846 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,734,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the period. Finally, Evolution Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Amazon.com by 8.4% in the fourth quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,984 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $689,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMZN has been the topic of several research reports. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price target on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. HSBC upped their price target on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Benchmark upped their price target on Amazon.com from $275.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Amazon.com from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Evercore upped their price target on Amazon.com from $285.00 to $315.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $312.52.

Amazon.com Trading Down 2.5%

Amazon.com stock opened at $238.00 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The company has a market capitalization of $2.56 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.47, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.44. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $196.00 and a one year high of $278.56. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $252.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $233.44.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 15,467 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $263.40, for a total value of $4,074,007.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 14,159 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,729,480.60. This trade represents a 52.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,363 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $262.38, for a total transaction of $620,003.94. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $31,427,876.40. The trade was a 1.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 195,774 shares of company stock valued at $51,614,434 in the last quarter. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is strengthening its AI and cloud position with the rollout of a faster in-house Graviton5 CPU for AWS customers, which supports its long-term competitive edge in cloud computing and AI workloads.
• Positive Sentiment: BMO reportedly named Amazon one of its top AI picks, reinforcing bullish Wall Street sentiment around the company’s AI and AWS growth story.
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon secured a $17.5 billion delayed-draw term loan facility, giving it additional financial flexibility to keep funding data centers, AI infrastructure, and other growth investments. Reuters article on Amazon securing $17.5 billion loan facility amid AI-driven capex ramp
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s expanded partnership activity, including Pinterest storefront integrations and additional commerce tie-ins, could help drive product discovery and more sales through its marketplace.
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon also expanded its less-than-truckload freight service to outside businesses, which could open a new logistics revenue stream and deepen its role in supply-chain services.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles highlighted Amazon’s growing role in AI infrastructure, including supply-chain and fiber-related deals, which are strategically important but still more about future growth than immediate earnings impact.
• Negative Sentiment: The large loan facility and ongoing AI infrastructure buildout are also reminding investors that Amazon’s capital expenditures are rising sharply, which can pressure near-term margins and explain some of the stock’s weakness.
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary suggests the market is increasingly focused on Amazon’s heavy spending and financing needs, creating concern that the company may be prioritizing long-term growth at the expense of near-term profitability.

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.