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34,000 Shares in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Purchased by Pensionfund Sabic

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Key Points

  • Pensionfund Sabic bought a new stake of 34,000 shares of Amazon (≈$7,848,000) in Q4, making AMZN 2.1% of its holdings and the fund’s sixth-largest position.
  • Insider selling has been notable: SVP David Zapolsky and CEO Matthew Garman recently sold sizable blocks (10,649 and 17,751 shares respectively), and insiders have offloaded 71,686 shares worth about $14.7M over the last 90 days (insiders own 10.8% of the stock).
  • Wall Street is mixed—analysts (including Citi, JPMorgan, Bernstein) are bullish on surging AWS AI demand and have raised price targets, but concerns remain over heavy AI capex, executive departures in the chip team, and near-term macro risks.
  • MarketBeat previews top five stocks to own in May.

Pensionfund Sabic acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 34,000 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $7,848,000. Amazon.com makes up 2.1% of Pensionfund Sabic's holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Fairway Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 113.2% in the third quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 2,330.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the period. Cooksen Wealth LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 23.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp raised its position in Amazon.com by 62.3% during the 3rd quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total transaction of $2,187,624.07. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total transaction of $3,642,860.22. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,405 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,930,094.10. The trade was a 65.37% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739. 10.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $199.34 on Monday. The stock's 50-day moving average is $216.42 and its 200 day moving average is $225.07. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The company has a market cap of $2.14 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.80, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.40.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.86 earnings per share. Research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on AMZN. TD Cowen reissued a "buy" rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Wall Street Zen downgraded Amazon.com from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. New Street Research lowered their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $350.00 to $285.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. DA Davidson reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $175.00 target price (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an "outperform" rating 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 issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $286.66.

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About Amazon.com

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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.

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