4,332 Shares in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Acquired by Cardinal Capital Management

Key Points

• Cardinal Capital Management opened a new position in Amazon during the fourth quarter, buying 4,332 shares worth about $1 million.
• Amazon’s latest quarterly results beat expectations, with EPS of $2.78 versus $1.63 estimated and revenue of $181.52 billion, up 16.6% year over year.
• Despite some insider selling, Wall Street remains broadly bullish on AMZN, with 57 Buy ratings, an average target price of about $312.66, and several firms raising price targets.

Cardinal Capital Management bought a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 4,332 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $1,000,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 10.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $885,478,000 after acquiring an additional 397,007 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $5,495,000 after acquiring an additional 986 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $442,481,000 after acquiring an additional 54,987 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $6,357,000 after acquiring an additional 1,518 shares during the period. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth $2,153,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amazon.com Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of AMZN opened at $268.46 on Friday. 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, Inc. has a 12 month low of $196.00 and a 12 month high of $278.56. The stock's 50 day moving average is $238.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $231.62. The firm has a market cap of $2.89 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.11, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.46.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $1.15. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 12.22%.The company had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.28 billion. During the same period last 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. Analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total transaction of $7,562,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 471,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $129,624,275. This represents a 5.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,461,661.70. This represents a 20.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 201,026 shares of company stock valued at $49,128,874. Insiders own 8.90% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Citizens Jmp reissued a "market outperform" rating and issued a $315.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, April 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $320.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Pivotal Research reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $320.00 price objective (up from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Arete Research boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $301.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Argus reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $325.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Fifty-seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $312.66.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street commentary stayed constructive, with multiple reports highlighting AWS strength, AI-driven demand, and a bullish case for Amazon to keep compounding earnings and margins. Why Wall Street Thinks Amazon Stock Can Rally 40% to $370
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America said Amazon’s new Alexa for Shopping could become a long-term retail growth driver and help defend its e-commerce position against AI competitors. Amazon's Alexa for Shopping seen driving long-term retail growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market coverage continued to frame Amazon as a leading AI beneficiary, with fresh pieces pointing to AWS, Trainium chips, and orbit/connectivity ambitions as additional growth levers. Amazon Accelerates Orbital Connectivity & AWS Ambitions - Reiterate Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Top investors were also cited as buying or holding Amazon, including Bill Ackman’s larger position, which may be adding to sentiment around the stock. Billionaire Bill Ackman Piled Into Amazon and Microsoft
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon won a court ruling rejecting a tariff-evasion claim, removing a legal overhang, but it is more of a cleanup item than a major new catalyst. Amazon.com defeats appeal claiming it aided tariff evasion
• Neutral Sentiment: Several insiders, including executives, sold shares under pre-arranged plans; this usually does not signal a change in fundamentals, but it can temper enthusiasm. Amazon insider trades
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon is also facing fresh criticism and policy risk tied to AI energy use, climate goals, and Canadian streaming/content regulation affecting large online platforms. Shareholders Press Big Tech Over AI Energy Use and Climate Goals

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.

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