Key Points
- Amazon CEO Douglas Herrington sold 4,784 shares on Feb. 17 at an average price of $198.37 for about $949,002, reducing his stake by 0.93% to 512,109 shares — a disclosed but relatively small insider sale.
- Amazon reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter (missing estimates by $0.02) with revenue of $213.39 billion, up 13.6% year-over-year; the company has a market cap near $2.20 trillion and a P/E of 28.56.
- Market sentiment is mixed: investor concern over ~ $200 billion in 2026 CapEx and large shareholder selling (notably Berkshire's steep cut) has pressured the stock, though analysts maintain a "Moderate Buy" consensus with an average target of $287.30.
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) CEO Douglas Herrington sold 4,784 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $198.37, for a total value of $949,002.08. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 512,109 shares in the company, valued at approximately $101,587,062.33. This trade represents a 0.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.
Amazon.com Price Performance
AMZN stock opened at $204.79 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 company has a market capitalization of $2.20 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.56, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.37. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $229.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of $228.31. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $161.38 and a twelve month high of $258.60.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The business had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.
Institutional Trading of Amazon.com
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $186,420,422,000 after purchasing an additional 17,447,045 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 388,653,121 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $89,708,913,000 after purchasing an additional 6,971,680 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 225,120,994 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $51,753,622,000 after buying an additional 2,479,324 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at $32,868,735,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its position in Amazon.com by 0.3% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,379,134 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $18,527,354,000 after buying an additional 302,858 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup lowered their price target on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $265.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 9th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Maxim Group lifted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, New Street Research dropped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $350.00 to $285.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $287.30.
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More Amazon.com News
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Large potential cloud revenue tail — analysis shows Anthropic expects to pay cloud partners at least $80 billion through 2029, a meaningful demand signal for AWS infrastructure and a long-term revenue stream for Amazon. Anthropic to pay cloud partners $80B
- Positive Sentiment: Investor endorsements and bullish analysis on AI upside — some prominent value investors (e.g., Baupost's Seth Klarman) have added to Amazon positions and several analysts argue AWS + retail AI monetization are underappreciated, supporting upside expectations for AMZN. Klarman piling into Amazon
- Neutral Sentiment: New product/market initiatives — Amazon is reported to be working on an AI content marketplace for publishers (AWS-led) and planning additional big-box retail locations near Chicago; both expand addressable markets but are early-stage for material near-term earnings impact. AI content marketplace Big-box store plan
- Negative Sentiment: Major shareholder selling: Berkshire Hathaway sharply reduced its AMZN stake (≈77% cut), a headline that has pressured sentiment and fed fear around Amazon's capital allocation/valuation. Berkshire cuts Amazon stake
- Negative Sentiment: AI spending jitters and CapEx guidance — investor concern about Amazon's guidance for roughly $200 billion in 2026 CapEx (to scale AI, custom silicon, robotics and data centers) continues to weigh on the multiple and short-term sentiment. CapEx and losing streak
- Negative Sentiment: Fund/hedge adjustments and selloff narrative — several funds (Third Point, Appaloosa, others) trimmed Amazon positions amid a broader tech rotation; the stock has been through an extended selling streak that magnified volatility. Third Point trims Amazon
- Negative Sentiment: Operational R&D setback — Amazon halted its "Blue Jay" warehouse robot project after only months, a signal that some tech/automation bets may not pay off quickly and that R&D execution risk remains. Blue Jay project halted
- Neutral Sentiment: Insider sale disclosure — CEO Douglas Herrington sold a small block of shares (4,784) recently; the trade is material for disclosure but small relative to total insider holdings. SEC Form 4
Amazon.com Company Profile
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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.
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