Aua Capital Management LLC Buys 8,060 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Aua Capital Management LLC increased its Amazon stake by 29.9% in Q4, buying 8,060 shares to hold 35,024 shares worth $8.084 million, making AMZN about 4.1% of the fund and its fourth-largest holding.
• Insider and institutional activity: insiders sold a total of 128,035 shares (~$28.8 million) in the past three months (including filings by a director and the CEO), while institutional investors collectively own roughly 72.20% of Amazon.
• Near-term catalysts and sentiment: Amazon is benefiting from AI/cloud wins (OpenAI models on AWS/Bedrock and new AI product rollouts), analysts' average price target is about $289 with some targets up to $325, and Q1 earnings are the proximate catalyst for share movement.

Aua Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 29.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,024 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 8,060 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises approximately 4.1% of Aua Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Aua Capital Management LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $8,084,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. now owns 76,145 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $17,576,000 after purchasing an additional 7,551 shares during the last quarter. Castellan Group acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at $8,265,000. Oxler Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Oxler Private Wealth LLC now owns 92,974 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $21,460,000 after purchasing an additional 817 shares during the last quarter. Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 55.6% in the 4th quarter. Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC now owns 142,158 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $32,813,000 after acquiring an additional 50,803 shares during the period. Finally, Bright Financial Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Bright Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 7,007 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $1,617,000 after acquiring an additional 60 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 models are now coming to Amazon Bedrock/AWS in limited preview — a major distribution win for AWS that strengthens Amazon’s position as an AI infrastructure provider and could lift high‑margin cloud revenue. OpenAI expands Amazon deal after Microsoft loosens exclusivity terms
• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho raised its AMZN price target to $325 and reiterated an Outperform rating, signaling bullish analyst conviction that AWS (and Amazon’s chips/AI stack) is the core long‑term driver. Mizuho Raises Amazon Price Target to $325
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon rolled out new AI features — interactive audio Q&A on product pages and expanded Amazon Connect agentic tools for supply‑chain, HR and customer service — which help monetize AI across retail, ads and enterprise services. Amazon launches an AI-powered audio Q&A experience on product pages
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon secured exclusive multi‑year rights to Oprah Winfrey’s podcast content — a content/ad monetization catalyst for Amazon Music/Wondery and advertising growth. Amazon secures exclusive rights to Oprah Winfrey's podcast
• Neutral Sentiment: Q1 earnings are due after the close (April 29). The report is the proximate catalyst — strong AWS/AI disclosures could push shares higher, but heavy capex and margin commentary could trigger short‑term volatility. 'Get Ready,' Says Top Analyst as Amazon Stock Heads Into 'Hyperscaler Wednesday'
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street remains largely bullish (many buy ratings and higher targets), creating upside but also setting high expectations going into earnings. Amazon Pulls The Mag 7 Higher
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale: Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold ~3,849 shares under a 10b5‑1 plan — a routine disclosure but often watched by investors as potential near‑term selling pressure. Director Jonathan Rubinstein SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: EU regulators signaled plans to target cloud and AI under new Big Tech rules — increased regulation could raise compliance costs and limit some commercial flexibility in Europe. EU rules reining in Big Tech will now target cloud services and AI
• Negative Sentiment: Retail investor caution and macro/AI sentiment swings raise the chance of a post‑earnings unwind even if results are strong — positioning is crowded. Amazon Loses the Faith of Retail Investors Ahead of Q1 Earnings

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMZN has been the topic of a number of research reports. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $294.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $305.00 to $307.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Amazon.com from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. Finally, President Capital cut their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $320.00 to $296.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-five have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $289.39.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 3,849 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total transaction of $1,000,740.00. Following the sale, the director owned 78,654 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,450,040. The trade was a 4.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total transaction of $3,642,860.22. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at $1,930,094.10. This trade represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 128,035 shares of company stock worth $28,827,479 over the last three months. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Amazon.com stock opened at $259.70 on Wednesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $178.85 and a 12-month high of $264.50. The company has a market capitalization of $2.79 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.38. 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's fifty day moving average price is $221.26 and its 200 day moving average price is $226.83.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.86 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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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