Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Position Decreased by B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG

Key Points

• B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG trimmed its Amazon stake by 2.3% in the fourth quarter, selling 60,602 shares and ending with 2,608,736 shares worth about $603.3 million. Amazon remains its fourth-largest holding, making up 5.3% of the portfolio.
• Several other institutions increased their Amazon positions, and 72.2% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. Insider selling was also notable, including sales by SVP David Zapolsky and CEO Matthew S. Garman, with insiders selling 190,593 shares over the last three months.
• Amazon continues to benefit from strong fundamentals and bullish analyst sentiment: its latest quarter beat estimates on both EPS and revenue, and analysts have raised price targets with a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average target of $312.52.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG decreased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 2.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,608,736 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 60,602 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 5.3% of B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $603,287,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in 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 valued at $885,478,000 after acquiring an additional 397,007 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $5,495,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 2.8% during 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 purchasing an additional 54,987 shares during the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $6,357,000 after purchasing an additional 1,518 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,153,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s rollout of Alexa for Shopping is being seen as a meaningful AI commerce upgrade, potentially improving product search, recommendations, and conversion rates across Amazon’s retail ecosystem. Amazon Unveils AI Search Overhaul To Defend Online Shopping Dominance
• Positive Sentiment: Investor optimism is rising around Amazon’s AI and AWS strategy, with reports pointing to strong cloud growth and massive AI chip commitments that reinforce the company’s long-term infrastructure opportunity. Amazon Rallies 36% as AI Push Drives Market Value Toward $3 Trillion
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding its smaller-format Whole Foods Daily Shop concept into more major U.S. cities, which could support grocery growth and deepen its urban retail footprint. Whole Foods Market to Bring its Daily Shop Concept to Three New U.S. Markets
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s logistics expansion, including Amazon Supply Chain Services and in-flight WiFi wins like Delta’s Amazon LEO deal, suggests the company is broadening revenue beyond retail and strengthening its infrastructure moat. UPS Weighs Amazon Competition Against Valuation Gap And Healthcare Focus
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon continues to cut jobs and push employees to use more AI tools, which supports efficiency but also signals ongoing restructuring inside the business. LinkedIn, Cisco and Amazon are the latest tech companies laying off more workers
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s debt and capital spending remain a major focus as the company funds AI infrastructure, but analysts still see the strategy as supportive of future growth. Amazon.com (AMZN) Plugged After $200 billion Projected Capital Expenditures
• Negative Sentiment: Lawmakers have opened a probe into Amazon’s AI data centers over power usage, consumer electricity costs, and grid strain, adding regulatory and reputational risk. Lawmakers Probe Amazon AI Data Center Power Costs And Investor Risks
• Negative Sentiment: Public pushback against AI data centers could complicate Amazon’s infrastructure buildout and slow execution of its broader AI ambitions. Amazon, Meta And Microsoft's AI Data Center Push Faces Strong Revolt

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total value of $3,642,860.22. Following 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. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 190,593 shares of company stock valued at $46,081,241. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Pivotal Research reissued a "buy" rating and set a $320.00 price objective (up from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $315.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $320.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Roth Mkm upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $312.52.

Amazon.com Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $267.22 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.18. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $196.00 and a 52-week high of $278.56. The company's 50 day moving average price is $233.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $230.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.87 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.46.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.63 by $1.15. The company had revenue of $181.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.28 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 12.22% and a return on equity of 19.92%. The firm's revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.59 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

About Amazon.com

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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