Clough Capital Partners L P Lowers Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Clough Capital Partners trimmed its stake in Amazon by 3.2% in Q3, selling 7,338 shares and leaving it with 220,393 shares worth $48.39 million, which represents about 4.2% of the fund’s portfolio and is its largest holding.
• Amazon’s latest quarter showed a slight EPS miss ($1.95 vs. $1.97) but revenue topped estimates at $213.39 billion (up 13.6% year‑over‑year), and Wall Street maintains a generally constructive view with a consensus price target near $286.93 ("Moderate Buy").
• Recent catalysts are mixed: positive developments include an AWS partnership with Cerebras, Prime Video price increases and a vacated €746M EU privacy fine, while negatives include a large debt offering to fund AI/capex and ongoing legal/tax scrutiny in Europe.

Clough Capital Partners L P decreased its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 220,393 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 7,338 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises approximately 4.2% of Clough Capital Partners L P's portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Clough Capital Partners L P's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $48,392,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of AMZN. Fairway Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 113.2% during the 3rd quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Amazon.com by 2,330.0% during the third quarter. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the period. Cooksen Wealth LLC boosted its position in Amazon.com by 23.5% during the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% in the third quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.9%

AMZN stock opened at $207.67 on Monday. The company's 50 day moving average is $222.93 and its 200 day moving average is $226.67. The stock has a market cap of $2.23 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.40. 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 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its 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 net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The company had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on AMZN. DA Davidson reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $175.00 price objective (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $300.00 target price (down from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $260.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $286.93.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS partners with Cerebras to speed AI inference, which could improve Bedrock performance, lower customer costs and help AWS compete vs. Nvidia — a potential long‑term revenue/margin positive for Amazon’s cloud business. Cerebras Systems, Amazon strike deal to offer Cerebras AI chips on Amazon's cloud
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon splits out a paid "Ultra" Prime Video tier and hikes the ad‑free price — a direct, near‑term revenue boost from higher subscription ARPU that supports monetization of Prime streaming. Amazon to hike price of ad-free Prime Video tier by $2 a month
• Positive Sentiment: Luxembourg court vacated a record €746M privacy fine and ordered a reassessment, removing a large regulatory overhang for Amazon in Europe. Win for Amazon as Luxembourg court scraps record $854 million privacy fine
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains constructive: analysts have reiterated buys and some raised price targets (e.g., Wolfe/Evercore), which can support the stock amid the pullback narrative. Amazon Is Rising While the Market Falls—Here’s Why
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is reportedly moving Prime Day earlier to late June — timing and promotional cadence can affect quarterly sales mix but is not a clear positive/negative until details and vendor economics are known. Amazon plans to move Prime Day event to June from July, Bloomberg News reports
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon closed a massive multi‑tranche corporate debt offering to fund its AI/capex push — strong demand reported ~4: 1 bids eases short‑term funding risk but the large debt target and $200B+ capex plan keep investor concerns about near‑term returns and balance‑sheet risk elevated. Amazon Completes Massive Multi-Tranche Corporate Debt Offering
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/tax risk persists: Milan prosecutors have sought trial for Amazon's European unit and four execs over alleged €1.2B tax evasion — an ongoing legal exposure that could concern investors. Exclusive: Italian prosecutors seek trial for Amazon, four execs over alleged $1.4 bln tax evasion

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In related news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were 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 directly owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,662,702. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.25, for a total transaction of $204,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 521,361 shares of the company's stock, valued at $106,487,984.25. This trade represents a 0.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739 in the last three months. 10.80% of the stock is owned by 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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