Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Purchased by Coldstream Capital Management Inc.

Key Points

• Coldstream Capital Management increased its Amazon stake by 4.2% in Q3, buying 16,134 shares to hold 397,695 shares worth $87.32 million, making AMZN about 1.2% of the fund and its 19th largest holding.
• Major institutional activity includes new or larger positions from Norges Bank, Nuveen and Vanguard, leaving institutional investors with 72.20% ownership of Amazon shares.
• Key company catalysts: management projects strong AWS/AI upside (CEO sees AWS potentially reaching $600B by 2036) and is expanding ultrafast delivery, but risks include planned USPS volume cuts and reported operational/AI execution issues; AMZN trades at a $2.31 trillion market cap with a P/E of 30.01.

Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 4.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 397,695 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 16,134 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up approximately 1.2% of Coldstream Capital Management Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Coldstream Capital Management Inc.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $87,322,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter worth $27,438,011,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the first quarter valued at $11,674,091,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.1% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 849,721,601 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $186,420,422,000 after purchasing an additional 17,447,045 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 22,085.8% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,177,557 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $2,671,634,000 after purchasing an additional 12,122,668 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in Amazon.com by 21.3% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 57,908,424 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $11,017,657,000 after purchasing an additional 10,176,835 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: OpenAI–AWS government deal expands AWS addressable market — reports say OpenAI will sell access to its models to U.S. federal agencies via AWS (covers classified and unclassified work), which could accelerate high‑margin cloud revenue and strengthen AWS’s government pipeline. OpenAI to sell AI to US agencies through Amazon cloud unit, the Information reports
• Positive Sentiment: CEO says AI could double AWS revenue to $600B by 2036 — Andy Jassy’s projection positions AWS as a multi‑hundred‑billion‑dollar growth engine driven by AI workloads, supporting investor expectations for aggressive capex and monetization of AI services. Exclusive: Amazon CEO sees AI doubling his prior AWS sales projections to $600 billion by 2036
• Positive Sentiment: 1‑hour and 3‑hour delivery rollout targets faster same‑day commerce and fee revenue — Amazon expanded ultrafast paid delivery into many U.S. cities to compete with Walmart and quick‑commerce players; this can drive higher-frequency orders and new margin via fees. Amazon launches 1-hour shipping in US cities to challenge Walmart
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts stay constructive — recent analyst commentary and target increases (Needham, Wolfe Research and others) highlight upside based on AWS/AI momentum and retail recovery, supporting buyside interest. This Is The Cheapest Magnificent 7 Stock and the Best One to Buy Now, Says Top Analyst
• Neutral Sentiment: Appeals court pauses lower‑court order blocking Perplexity AI agents from visiting Amazon — legal uncertainty around AI scraping/agents is temporarily resolved, but the longer‑term policy and business impact for AMZN’s marketplace and traffic is unclear. Court Blocks Amazon Ban on Perplexity AI Agents
• Neutral Sentiment: Large bond issuance and revised hyperscaler debt forecasts — Amazon’s recent multi‑tranche bond activity and analysts’ revised expectations signal heavy capex funding for AI/data centers; seen as growth investment but increases leverage in the sector. Analysts revise AI hyperscaler debt forecasts after Amazon bond sale
• Negative Sentiment: Report: Amazon plans a drastic cut in packages sent through the U.S. Postal Service — a move to reallocate volume could lower logistics costs long‑term but risks transitional expense, regulatory scrutiny and vendor relations that could create near‑term volatility. Amazon plans drastic cut in packages it sends through post office, WSJ reports
• Negative Sentiment: Operational headwinds — articles report internal AI tools that are underperforming and a string of outages; those issues raise execution risk for productivity initiatives and could weigh on near‑term margins or customer experience. Inside Amazon: AI That's Supposed to Boost Productivity Is Backfiring

Amazon.com Stock Up 1.6%

AMZN stock opened at $215.20 on Wednesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $258.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $221.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $226.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.31 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.40.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.86 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on AMZN shares. Monness Crespi & Hardt reduced their price objective on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Wedbush lowered their target price on Amazon.com from $340.00 to $300.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, December 29th. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Desjardins upped their price objective on Amazon.com to $218.00 in a research report on Monday, December 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $286.93.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,835 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.82, for a total value of $1,406,779.70. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 522,361 shares of the company's stock, valued at $107,512,341.02. The trade was a 1.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total value of $554,900.50. Following the sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company's stock, valued at $24,662,702. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739. 10.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Amazon.com 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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