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Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN is Sunpointe LLC's 10th Largest Position

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Key Points

  • Sunpointe LLC raised its Amazon stake 12.9% in Q4 to 24,788 shares (worth $5.722M), making AMZN its 10th-largest holding at 1.9% of the fund.
  • Amazon beat Q1 expectations—EPS $2.78 vs $1.63 and revenue $181.52B vs $177.28B—prompting multiple analyst target hikes and an average target of about $310.25 driven by AWS reacceleration and AI opportunities.
  • Insider selling continued: CEO Andy Jassy sold 31,000 shares and director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 3,849 shares under 10b5‑1 plans, with insiders selling 128,035 shares (~$28.8M) in the past 90 days while retaining 8.9% ownership.
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Sunpointe LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 12.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 24,788 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 2,836 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises 1.9% of Sunpointe LLC's holdings, making the stock its 10th largest position. Sunpointe LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $5,722,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fairway Wealth LLC raised its stake 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 worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2,330.0% in the third 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 last quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 23.5% in the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% in the third quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 31,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $255.00, for a total value of $7,905,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,207,118 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $562,815,090. This trade represents a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed 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, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 3,849 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total value of $1,000,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 78,654 shares in the company, valued at $20,450,040. This represents a 4.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 sold 128,035 shares of company stock valued at $28,827,479 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 8.90% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Moffett Nathanson raised their price objective on Amazon.com from $283.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Maxim Group raised their price objective on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. Mizuho raised their target price on Amazon.com from $315.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday. Benchmark raised their target price on Amazon.com from $275.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group raised their target price on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-five have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $310.25.

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Amazon.com Stock Up 1.3%

Amazon.com stock opened at $268.38 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $183.85 and a 52 week high of $273.88. The business's 50-day moving average price is $223.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $227.35. The firm has a market cap of $2.89 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.10, a price-to-earnings-growth 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.7 earnings per share for the current year.

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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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