BIP Wealth LLC Boosts Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• BIP Wealth LLC boosted its Amazon stake by 72.4% in Q4 to 47,156 shares (worth $10.885 million), while institutional investors collectively own about 72.20% of AMZN.
• Insiders sold 124,186 shares (~$27.83 million) in the last quarter, including CEO Matthew S. Garman selling 17,751 shares for roughly $3.64 million and VP Shelley Reynolds selling 2,695 shares.
• Amazon expanded its strategic AI partnership with Anthropic — including up to a $25 billion investment and >$100 billion of pledged AWS spend — and MarketBeat shows a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a $288.66 target.

BIP Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 72.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 47,156 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 19,803 shares during the quarter. BIP Wealth LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $10,885,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fairway Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 113.2% in the 3rd quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 2,330.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the period. Cooksen Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 23.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 62.3% in the 3rd quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMZN has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wedbush lowered their price target on Amazon.com from $340.00 to $300.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Evercore reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Scotiabank reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $275.00 price objective (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $288.66.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the company's 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,405 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,930,094.10. This represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the company'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 completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $24,662,702. This represents a 2.20% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 124,186 shares of company stock worth $27,826,739 in the last quarter. Insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon expanded its strategic partnership with Anthropic — committing up to $25B in new investment while Anthropic pledged more than $100B of AWS spend over the next decade, which materially increases long‑term demand for AWS, Trainium chips and AI infrastructure. Amazon to invest up to another $25 billion in Anthropic (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street turned more bullish: multiple firms (KeyBanc, Bank of America, Cantor Fitzgerald and others) raised price targets and reiterated buy/overweight calls, giving the stock momentum into earnings as analysts point to accelerating AWS/AI monetization. Amazon (AMZN) Stock Target Raised to $325: KeyBanc Sees 30% Upside Ahead (Blockonomi)
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon launched a GLP‑1 weight‑loss program through One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy, a move that expands healthcare revenue channels and could capture recurring prescription and delivery revenue while pressuring competitors’ pricing power. This is diversification beyond retail/cloud. Amazon launches GLP-1 weight loss program (CNBC)
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Andy Jassy executed a routine insider sale of 31,000 shares under a pre‑arranged 10b5‑1 plan; size is small relative to his holdings and consistent with scheduled diversification rather than a signal of company fundamentals. SEC Form 4: Andy Jassy sale (SEC)
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational/logistics progress: Amazon will deploy 75 electric heavy‑duty trucks with partner Einride for U.S. freight — a modest positive for emissions goals and freight efficiency, but limited near‑term revenue impact. Einride to deploy 75 electric trucks for Amazon (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/regulatory risk resurfaced after California’s AG released documents alleging Amazon pressured brands to raise prices at rivals — renewed antitrust scrutiny could lead to fines, remedies or operational constraints if claims advance. Monitor litigation developments. California accuses Amazon of price‑fixing (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability and capex questions remain: analysts note the Anthropic/AWS deals boost revenue visibility but increase capital and operating intensity — some firms warn the heavy AI investment cycle could pressure near‑term margins and complicate free‑cash‑flow forecasts. Amazon's AI infrastructure push lifts outlook but profitability debate grows (Proactive Investors)

Amazon.com Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $249.91 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $215.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $225.54. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $169.35 and a twelve month high of $258.60. The stock has a market cap of $2.69 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.38.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced 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 return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The business had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.86 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amazon.com Company 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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