Clear Creek Financial Management LLC Raises Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Clear Creek Financial Management LLC boosted its Amazon stake by 6.5% in Q4, buying 3,863 shares to hold 62,889 shares worth about $14.52 million, representing 1.2% of the fund’s portfolio and its 14th largest holding.
• Insider selling has been notable: CEO Andrew Jassy sold 31,000 shares (~$7.9M) and Douglas Herrington sold 20,500 shares (~$5.0M), with insiders offloading 124,186 shares (~$27.8M) over the past three months while retaining 8.9% ownership.
• Bullish catalysts include major cloud wins (a multiyear Meta deal for AWS Graviton5 cores and an expanded $5B Anthropic partnership) and analysts raising targets, leaving a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” with an average price target of $289.21.

Clear Creek Financial Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 6.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 62,889 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 3,863 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 1.2% of Clear Creek Financial Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $14,516,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,740 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $402,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. Marquette Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 886 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $205,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Western Financial Corp CA lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Western Financial Corp CA now owns 3,076 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $710,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period. Cadence Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,328 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $292,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Finally, Union Savings Bank lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 10,723 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $2,510,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $263.99 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $178.85 and a 52 week high of $264.50. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $218.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $226.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.84 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.38.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.86 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Guggenheim restated a "buy" rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $300.00 target price (down from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $301.00 to $304.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. One 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 data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $289.21.

Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Major customer win for AWS custom chips — Meta signed a multiyear deal to deploy "tens of millions" of AWS Graviton5 cores for agentic AI workloads, a multibillion‑dollar contract that directly boosts AWS chip revenue and validates Amazon’s custom silicon strategy. Meta strikes deal with Amazon's cloud unit
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts lifting targets and reaffirming buys — Multiple firms have raised price targets and reiterated buy/overweight ratings, signaling stronger sell‑side conviction ahead of earnings and supporting the rally. Top Analysts Raise Amazon Stock (AMZN) Price Targets
• Positive Sentiment: Expanded Anthropic partnership locks long‑term AWS demand — Coverage highlights a bigger Anthropic commitment (and recent $5B deal), which implies sustained, high‑margin cloud revenue but also sizable compute and capex commitments from Amazon. Amazon and Anthropic $5 Billion Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon‑backed X‑Energy IPO rally highlights ecosystem wins — The strong debut of X‑Energy (an Amazon‑backed SMR startup) underscores investor appetite for companies tied to AI power/data‑center infrastructure and reflects Amazon’s strategic ecosystem bets. X‑Energy Nasdaq Debut
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming Q1 earnings (Apr 29) are a short‑term volatility trigger — Consensus expects follow‑through on AWS strength, so results and margin/capex commentary will drive next moves. Earnings Preview: Expected Move
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational changes and selective layoffs/role renames (e.g., "builder" titles) could modestly affect culture and execution but are not immediate share‑price drivers. Amazon replaces job titles
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling by CEO — Recent disclosure shows CEO stock sales (~$7.9M), which can create short‑term investor concern over insider timing even if routine. CEO Insider Selling
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/regulatory risk — California AG alleges Amazon pressured vendors on pricing in unsealed filings, a potential multi‑jurisdictional legal overhang that could create headline risk and fines. California price‑fixing allegations

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 31,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.00, for a total transaction of $7,905,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,207,118 shares in the company, valued at approximately $562,815,090. The trade was a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 20,500 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.00, for a total transaction of $5,022,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 499,861 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $122,465,945. The trade was a 3.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 124,186 shares of company stock valued at $27,826,739. 8.90% of the stock is owned by company 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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