Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt Sells 3,000 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt trimmed its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 4.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 68,150 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 3,000 shares during the quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $14,961,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. 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 worth $186,420,422,000 after acquiring an additional 17,447,045 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.0% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 381,681,441 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $83,805,794,000 after acquiring an additional 7,584,156 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.7% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 216,717,657 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $47,332,625,000 after purchasing an additional 3,721,658 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter worth approximately $27,438,011,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,379,134 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $18,527,354,000 after purchasing an additional 302,858 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Up 1.6%

AMZN stock opened at $215.20 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap 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. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $221.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $226.43. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) 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). The business had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.86 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting 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

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.25, for a total value of $204,250.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 521,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $106,487,984.25. The trade was a 0.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,930,094.10. The trade was a 65.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739 in the last three months. 10.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMZN has been the subject of several research reports. KeyCorp set a $285.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $295.00 price objective (up from $270.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, January 26th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, DA Davidson restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $175.00 target price (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $286.93.

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.