Kozak & Associates Inc. Decreases Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Kozak & Associates Inc. cut its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 5.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 78,981 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 4,654 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 3.8% of Kozak & Associates Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Kozak & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $19,538,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fairway Wealth LLC boosted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2,330.0% in the third 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 last quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 23.5% in the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp lifted 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 buying an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Up 3.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $208.04 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.23 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.40. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $258.60. 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 50-day moving average is $215.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $224.73.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted 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). The business had revenue of $213.39 billion during 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 previous year, the business posted $1.86 EPS. Analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Rosenblatt Securities dropped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $305.00 to $296.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Oppenheimer set a $260.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Tigress Financial boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $305.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Wall Street Zen lowered Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group cut their price target on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $286.57.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Delta selects Amazon Leo to provide faster in‑flight Wi‑Fi on 500 aircraft starting in 2028 — a material commercial win for Amazon’s nascent LEO satellite unit that strengthens its challenge to SpaceX/Starlink and helps monetize Leo hardware and connectivity services. Amazon, Delta team up for in-flight Wi-Fi (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: “Project Hail Mary” becomes Amazon MGM’s biggest box‑office hit, signaling stronger content returns for Prime Video/studio investments and supporting long‑term media monetization. ‘Project Hail Mary’ is the box office proof point Amazon MGM (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon announced new Prime Business and Amazon Business credit cards (issued by U.S. Bank/Mastercard) aimed at SMBs — a recurring‑revenue fintech push that can increase payments volume, data insights and margins over time. New Prime Business & Amazon Business credit cards (Business Wire)
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness picked up: Tigress reiterated Buy and lifted its $315 target citing AI‑driven margin upside; Citi also raised its target (to $285). Upgrades boost sentiment and set upside references for investors. AMZN upgraded on AI-driven growth (InsiderMonkey) Citi raises target for AMZN (InsiderMonkey)
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon secured a court order limiting Perplexity’s scraping of its site — this protects Amazon’s shopping data and ad ecosystem but may spur further legal and policy battles with AI search firms. Amazon court win vs Perplexity (Yahoo Finance)
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon reached a settlement tied to Teamsters’ charges alleging retaliation during strikes — removes an immediate legal overhang but keeps labor relations and unionization risks visible to investors. Amazon settles Teamsters case (CNBC)
• Neutral Sentiment: AWS momentum continues with TGS choosing AWS and Amazon buying 1,300 acres near the Columbia River for potential data‑center expansion — supports long‑term cloud demand, but implies ongoing heavy capex. TGS selects AWS (Yahoo Finance) Amazon buys land for possible data center (GeekWire)
• Negative Sentiment: Fresh senior exits from Amazon’s AI/chip group raise operational risk for its in‑house silicon roadmap and could slow time‑to‑market for custom accelerators — a near‑term negative for AI cost structure expectations. Amazon chip division exec exit (Yahoo Finance)
• Negative Sentiment: Market worries persist around AI capex and valuation (AMZN down YTD vs analyst upside scenarios), keeping downside risk if macro/energy pressures force slower spending or guidance revisions. AMZN stock down YTD; analyst outlook (Blockonomi)

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total value of $4,077,336.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,238,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $459,217,051.24. This trade represents a 0.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of the business’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 approximately $106,487,984.25. This trade represents a 0.19% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739 over the last 90 days. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.