Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. Acquires 2,162 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 144,540 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 2,162 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for about 1.9% of Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $33,363,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at approximately $27,438,011,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the first quarter valued at approximately $11,674,091,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Amazon.com by 22,085.8% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,177,557 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,671,634,000 after purchasing an additional 12,122,668 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in Amazon.com by 21.3% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 57,908,424 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $11,017,657,000 after purchasing an additional 10,176,835 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake in Amazon.com by 11.3% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 94,284,962 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $20,702,362,000 after purchasing an additional 9,583,217 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $263.04 on Thursday. 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 has a market capitalization of $2.83 trillion, a PE ratio of 36.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.38. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $222.42 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $227.08. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $178.85 and a 12-month high of $265.91.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $1.16. The business had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $176.98 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.59 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Mizuho increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $315.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Wall Street Zen cut Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. Maxim Group increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-five have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $289.39.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat estimates — revenue $181.5B (+17% YoY) and EPS topped expectations; management gave strong revenue guidance for Q2, which reassures growth investors and supports multiple expansion. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: AWS reaccelerated: cloud revenue grew ~28% and topped estimates, driven by AI demand — investors see higher‑margin cloud and AI services as the core earnings lever. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: OpenAI models coming to AWS Bedrock (limited preview) and rapid product launches (Amazon Quick, Bedrock Managed Agents) materially strengthen AWS’ enterprise AI offering and competitive position vs. Microsoft/Google. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Major hyperscaler wins: AWS secured a large Meta deal to deploy Graviton cores, and new enterprise contracts reinforce durable demand for AWS infrastructure. Those commercial wins increase revenue visibility. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst sentiment is bullish and crowded — firms raised price targets (e.g., Mizuho to $325), which supports upside, but high expectations increase the risk of a short‑term pullback if guidance or margin commentary disappoints. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings acted as the proximate catalyst — the report and call came after the bell, so intraday moves reflect real‑time digestion of results and management commentary. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy AI capex and elevated spending: Amazon disclosed very large investments (multi‑year AI infrastructure build‑out), and higher reported capex and operating‑income guidance below some estimates raise near‑term margin concerns. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory risk: EU signaled plans to target cloud and AI under new Big Tech rules — could mean higher compliance costs or business constraints in Europe over time. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Minor insider selling: a director sold shares under a pre‑arranged 10b5‑1 plan — typically routine but sometimes watched by investors for signaling. Read More.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 31,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, April 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $255.00, for a total transaction of $7,905,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,207,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $562,815,090. This trade represents a 1.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 20,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.00, for a total value of $5,022,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 499,861 shares in the company, valued at $122,465,945. This trade represents a 3.94% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 128,035 shares of company stock worth $28,827,479. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.