Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Sold by MMA Asset Management LLC

MMA Asset Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 26.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 8,931 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 3,196 shares during the period. MMA Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,061,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fairway Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 113.2% during the 3rd quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. MilWealth Group LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 79.0% during the 4th quarter. MilWealth Group LLC now owns 179 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 2,330.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cooksen Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 23.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on AMZN shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Amazon.com from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $310.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Moffett Nathanson raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $283.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $312.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $312.66.

Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon Web Services is deepening its AI growth story by selling AI shopping tools to retailers and expanding its broader “agentic commerce” strategy, reinforcing AWS as a potential new growth engine. Amazon starts selling its AI shopping technology to other retailers
• Positive Sentiment: Snowflake’s $6 billion AWS commitment highlights continued demand for Amazon’s cloud infrastructure and AI chips, which investors may view as validation of AWS’s competitive position and revenue pipeline. Snowflake signs $6 billion deal with AWS tied to AI infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: UBS and other analysts remain bullish, arguing Amazon’s AWS AI backlog and margin expansion could be more powerful than Wall Street currently expects, with price targets well above recent trading levels. Amazon Stock (AMZN): This Top Analyst Says AWS AI Growth Is Stronger Than Investors Realize
• Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary says AWS margins are holding up better than rivals, helping support the case that Amazon can monetize AI spending without sacrificing profitability. AWS Margins Are Leaving Cloud Rivals Behind as Anthropic Demand Surges
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s healthcare leadership change appears operational rather than strategic: longtime health executive Neil Lindsay is stepping down and Dr. Roy Schoenberg will take over, so the market may view it as a business continuity move. Amazon puts Amwell co-founder in charge of healthcare unit; longtime executive to depart
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple executive stock sales, including by CEO Andy Jassy and other leaders, may create modest short-term pressure or raise questions about insider sentiment, even though the trades were reported as pre-planned. Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) CEO Matthew Garman Sells 15,467 Shares of Stock

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 15,467 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $263.40, for a total value of $4,074,007.80. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 14,159 shares in the company, valued at $3,729,480.60. This trade represents a 52.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,270 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $268.53, for a total transaction of $2,489,273.10. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,060,750.70. This represents a 18.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 195,774 shares of company stock worth $51,552,494 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Trading Up 2.5%

Amazon.com stock opened at $271.85 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $242.99 and its 200-day moving average is $232.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.18. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $196.00 and a 1 year high of $278.56. The company has a market cap of $2.92 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.52, a PEG ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.46.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $1.15. The firm had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.28 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 12.22% and a return on equity of 19.92%. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.59 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current year.

About Amazon.com

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.