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Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN is Aberdeen Group plc's 4th Largest Position

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Key Points

  • Aberdeen Group trimmed its Amazon stake by 1.4% in Q4 to 11,039,436 shares, making AMZN its fourth‑largest holding worth about $2.55 billion (representing 3.9% of Aberdeen’s portfolio and ~0.10% of Amazon).
  • Other institutions have been building positions (notably Norges Bank ~ $27.4B and Nuveen ~ $11.7B), leaving hedge funds and institutions with 72.2% institutional ownership; analysts maintain a consensus "Moderate Buy" rating with an average price target of $287.39.
  • Company catalysts include strong AI/cloud signals—CEO Andy Jassy disclosed >$15B AWS AI run‑rate and a >$20B chips business plus a ~$25B data‑center buildout—but heavy capex has compressed free cash flow (from ~ $38B to ~$11B), and Amazon has introduced temporary fuel surcharges amid ongoing insider selling.
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Aberdeen Group plc lowered its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,039,436 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 153,300 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for 3.9% of Aberdeen Group plc's holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Aberdeen Group plc owned 0.10% of Amazon.com worth $2,548,123,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in AMZN. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter worth $27,438,011,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter worth $11,674,091,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 22,085.8% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,177,557 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $2,671,634,000 after buying an additional 12,122,668 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 21.3% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 57,908,424 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $11,017,657,000 after buying an additional 10,176,835 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 11.3% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 94,284,962 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $20,702,362,000 after buying an additional 9,583,217 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. New Street Research reduced their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $280.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $290.00 to $280.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. One equities research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $287.39.

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Key Amazon.com News

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Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN opened at $238.38 on Monday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $165.29 and a fifty-two week high of $258.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05. The company has a fifty day moving average of $211.96 and a two-hundred day moving average of $224.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.56 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.38.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.86 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,238,118 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $459,217,051.24. The trade was a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, 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. Insiders have sold 72,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,899,239 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.

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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