Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Holdings Increased by GF Fund Management CO. LTD.

Key Points

• GF Fund Management raised its position in Amazon by 1.5% in Q3, buying 17,648 shares to hold 1,167,968 shares valued at about $256.45 million, making AMZN ~4.7% of the fund’s portfolio and its 5th largest holding; institutional investors own roughly 72.2% of the stock.
• Insider selling has been notable recently: SVP David Zapolsky and CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold shares and insiders have disposed of 71,686 shares worth about $14.69 million over the past three months, though insiders still own ~9.7% of the company.
• AWS momentum (new healthcare AI product and continued Anthropic partnership) and analyst/institutional buying support upside, but recent AWS data‑center attacks, customer outages and robotics job cuts pose operational and geopolitical risks; AMZN traded down ~2.6% to $213.31, with a market cap near $2.29 trillion.

GF Fund Management CO. LTD. increased its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,167,968 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 17,648 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 4.7% of GF Fund Management CO. LTD.'s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. GF Fund Management CO. LTD.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $256,451,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. American Capital Advisory LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 63.9% during the third quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC now owns 8,081 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $1,774,000 after acquiring an additional 3,152 shares during the last quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 8.3% in the 2nd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 1,140,494 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $250,213,000 after purchasing an additional 86,978 shares in the last quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 16.1% during the 2nd quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC now owns 28,407 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $6,232,000 after purchasing an additional 3,948 shares during the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the 3rd quarter worth $451,642,000. Finally, Alpha Wealth Funds LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 172.8% in the second quarter. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC now owns 3,012 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $667,000 after purchasing an additional 1,908 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the firm's 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,461,661.70. This trade represents a 20.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total value of $4,077,336.96. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,238,118 shares of the company's stock, valued at $459,217,051.24. The trade was a 0.88% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS launched an agentic healthcare AI product (Amazon Connect Health) that expands high‑margin cloud workloads into regulated healthcare, offering a tangible new revenue stream for AWS. Amazon launches AI-enabled platform to automate healthcare administrative tasks
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon continues to host Anthropic’s Claude for non‑defense workloads after Pentagon concerns, preserving a key AI partner relationship that supports continued AWS AI demand. Amazon says customers can keep using Anthropic's Claude on its cloud for non-defense workloads
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street and active managers are adding conviction: BofA and TD Cowen reiterations and ARK/other fund buys signal analyst and institutional support for an AWS‑led re‑rating. Anthropic growth set to boost Amazon's AWS revenue acceleration, says Bank of America
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon Data Services’ $427M acquisition of George Washington University’s Virginia campus signals longer‑term AWS capacity expansion (infra investment that supports growth). Amazon (AMZN) Buys George Washington University’s Virginia Campus for $427 Million
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon joined a non‑binding White House “Ratepayer Protection Pledge” to cover data‑center power upgrade costs — removes some political overhang but is unlikely to change near‑term economics materially. Tech Giants Sign Ratepayer Protection Pledge On Power For Data Centers
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest entries reported are effectively meaningless (zero/NaN in feeds) and don’t provide a reliable signal for current positioning. SEC Form 4 — insider sale disclosure
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical / operational risk spiked after reported drone strikes and attacks on AWS data centers in the Gulf (UAE/Bahrain), causing regional outages and highlighting potential disruption, repair and insurance exposures. Iran hits Amazon data centres in jolt to Gulf AI drive
• Negative Sentiment: Customer‑facing outages (site/checkout issues) and Downdetector spikes this week are short‑term hits to sales and reputation that can pressure near‑term revenue and sentiment. Amazon online store suffers outage for some users
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon cut ~100 white‑collar roles in its robotics division — cost‑cutting that could help margins but also signals program disruptions and execution risk in a strategic automation area. Amazon eliminates 100 white-collar jobs in robotics team
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling (CEO disclosed sale of 1,000 shares) is modest but can add to short‑term negative sentiment when combined with other headwinds. SEC Form 4 — insider sale disclosure

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on AMZN. Mizuho downgraded Amazon.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Desjardins increased their price objective on Amazon.com to $218.00 in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Maxim Group lifted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued 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 research 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, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $287.29.

Amazon.com Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $213.31 on Friday. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average of $224.83 and a 200 day moving average of $227.21. The stock has a market cap of $2.29 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 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 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The business had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.86 EPS. Amazon.com's revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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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