GCQ FUNDS MANAGEMENT PTY Ltd has significantly increased its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) by 14.1% in the fourth quarter, making it their largest holding. This move underscores strong institutional support for Amazon, with 72.20% of the stock now held by institutional investors despite recent insider sales. Analysts maintain a "Moderate Buy" rating for Amazon, citing the success of Prime Day, new AI features, and growth in its cloud and AI businesses.

Bridges Investment Management Inc. has acquired a new position in MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), purchasing 12,621 shares valued at approximately $7.24 million during the fourth quarter. This investment highlights strong institutional interest in MSCI, which is further supported by bullish analyst ratings and recent outperformance in earnings. The stock currently holds a "Buy" consensus rating with an average price target of $697.70.

Drive Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. by 5.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025, purchasing an additional 2,177 shares to hold a total of 40,204 shares valued at $9.28 million. The article details other institutional investor activity in Amazon, positive and negative news sentiment surrounding the company, and recent analyst ratings. It also notes insider selling activity and Amazon's strong financial performance, beating earnings estimates.

C WorldWide Group Holding A S reduced its Amazon.com (AMZN) holdings by 16.6% in the fourth quarter, selling 354,559 shares, yet AMZN remains its third-largest holding. Despite this reduction, Amazon reported strong quarterly results, beating EPS and revenue estimates, and Wall Street analysts generally maintain a "Moderate Buy" rating with an average price target of $312.52. Insider selling by executives Matthew S. Garman and David Zapolsky also occurred, even as other hedge funds increased their stakes in the company.

BNP Paribas Financial Markets recently reduced its stake in Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) by 5.4%, selling 8,724 shares to hold a total of 154,260 shares valued at approximately $60 million. This move comes as Rockwell Automation reported strong quarterly earnings, beating analyst expectations with $3.30 EPS and revenue of $2.24 billion. Analysts generally maintain a "Moderate Buy" rating for ROK, setting an average price target of $449.16, despite the stock recently trading around $463.23.

BNP Paribas has acquired a new stake in Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX), purchasing 11,651 shares valued at approximately $1.5 million during the fourth quarter. Phillips 66 reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings of $0.49 per share, though revenue of $32.54 billion missed analyst forecasts. The company maintains a "Moderate Buy" consensus among analysts with an average price target of $191.28 and recently paid a quarterly dividend of $1.27 per share.

Anchor Capital Advisors LLC significantly increased its stake in Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) by 13.8% in the fourth quarter, adding 157,438 shares to reach a total of 1,297,998 shares valued at $36.4 million. Other institutional investors like Norges Bank, Marshall Wace LLP, Man Group plc, and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans also made notable changes to their positions. Keurig Dr Pepper recently exceeded analyst EPS estimates with $0.39 and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share, contributing to its institutional ownership of nearly 94%.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in McDonald's Corporation by 0.8% in the fourth quarter, purchasing 40,506 shares and bringing its total holding to 5.28 million shares valued at approximately $1.61 billion. The article highlights McDonald's solid Q1 earnings, including an EPS of $2.83 and revenue of $6.52 billion, along with a declared quarterly dividend of $1.86 per share. Analyst sentiment for McDonald's is mixed, with a consensus "Hold" rating and an average price target of $334.45.

Bridges Investment Management Inc. decreased its stake in McDonald's Corporation by 5.4% in the fourth quarter of an unspecified year, selling 5,068 shares and ending with 88,700 shares valued at approximately $27.1 million. The article notes that while some other institutional investors increased their holdings, analysts have a mixed view on McDonald's, with an average "Hold" rating and a target price of $334.45. Despite this, McDonald's recently outperformed quarterly EPS and revenue expectations and announced a quarterly dividend of $1.86 per share.

Bridges Investment Management Inc. reduced its stake in EOG Resources by 8.5% in the fourth quarter, selling 31,247 shares and retaining 336,859 shares valued at approximately $35.4 million. Despite this, EOG Resources reported strong first-quarter results, surpassing EPS and revenue estimates, with earnings of $3.41 per share and revenue of $6.92 billion. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.02 per share and holds a consensus "Moderate Buy" rating from analysts with an average target price of $156.39.