Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Reduces Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp trimmed its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 5,885,514 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 40,709 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up approximately 2.8% of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp owned approximately 0.06% of Amazon.com worth $1,292,282,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter worth about $11,102,000. American Capital Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 63.9% in the third quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC now owns 8,081 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,774,000 after acquiring an additional 3,152 shares during the period. ARK Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 8.3% during the second quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 1,140,494 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $250,213,000 after purchasing an additional 86,978 shares during the last quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Amazon.com by 16.1% during the second quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC now owns 28,407 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,232,000 after purchasing an additional 3,948 shares during the period. Finally, Alpha Wealth Funds LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 172.8% in the second quarter. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC now owns 3,012 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $667,000 after purchasing an additional 1,908 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $204.25 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.19 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.37. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $231.89 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $229.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.86 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon Pharmacy will expand same‑day prescription delivery to nearly 4,500 U.S. cities and towns by year‑end — this materially scales a higher‑margin services business and improves growth/market share in healthcare delivery. Amazon Pharmacy expands same‑day delivery (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: The FCC approved Amazon’s request to launch an additional 4,500 LEO satellites, advancing its Project Kuiper/LEO internet strategy and strengthening long‑term connectivity and AWS edge opportunities. FCC approves 4,500 LEO satellites (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon disclosed a roughly 5% stake in Beta Technologies, signaling continued strategic investments in logistics/transport innovation that could support long‑term delivery cost reduction and sustainability goals. Amazon stake in Beta Technologies (TipRanks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts continue to reprice targets: Arete raised its price target to $285 while Daiwa trimmed its target to $280 (still Buy ratings) — mixed analyst moves that reflect diverging views on the timing of returns from capex. Arete raises PT to $285 Daiwa trims PT to $280
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is exploring an AI content marketplace for publishers — a potential new revenue stream for Bedrock/AI services but execution and monetization are uncertain. Amazon AI content marketplace (Blockonomi)
• Negative Sentiment: Investors were spooked by Amazon’s plan for an outsized AI‑related capital spend (reported ~$200B), which triggered a sharp selloff and remains the main near‑term pressure on the stock as markets fret about returns and margin dilution. Why AI spending triggered the selloff (MarketWatch)
• Negative Sentiment: DA Davidson downgraded Amazon and cut its target sharply, citing concerns Amazon is “losing the lead” in cloud — analyst downgrades add selling pressure and feed negative sentiment. DA Davidson downgrade coverage (Barchart)
• Negative Sentiment: Large investors have been reshuffling positions (Morningstar trimmed its AMZN stake while others increased exposure), signaling mixed institutional positioning that can amplify volatility. Morningstar trims AMZN stake (TipRanks)

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total value of $3,853,879.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 6,273 shares in the company, valued at $1,360,613.70. The trade was a 73.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.94, for a total value of $4,311,031.68. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,208,310 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $479,070,771.40. This represents a 0.89% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 47,061 shares of company stock valued at $10,351,262. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Pivotal Research boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, January 5th. China Renaissance raised their target price on Amazon.com from $278.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Scotiabank reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective (down previously from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Fifty-five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $288.60.

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.