Stephens Consulting LLC Has $120,000 Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Stephens Consulting LLC reduced its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 87.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 519 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 3,552 shares during the quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $120,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 10,908 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,518,000 after buying an additional 211 shares during the period. Avaii Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Avaii Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,722 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,244,000 after acquiring an additional 506 shares during the period. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 27.6% during the 4th quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. now owns 223,967 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $51,696,000 after acquiring an additional 48,396 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 118,193 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $27,281,000 after acquiring an additional 6,095 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Shearwater Capital LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Shearwater Capital LLC now owns 14,379 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $3,319,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total value of $4,077,336.96. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,238,118 shares in the company, valued at approximately $459,217,051.24. This trade represents a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total value of $554,900.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,662,702. This represents a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of AMZN opened at $209.77 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.25 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.26, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.38. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one year high of $258.60. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $214.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $224.53. 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Amazon is in talks to acquire Globalstar for roughly $9 billion — a deal that would accelerate Project Kuiper and strengthen Amazon’s ability to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink — pushed momentum in related space stocks and supports a longer‑term connectivity growth narrative. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo nudged its price target slightly higher to $305 and reiterated an overweight view, highlighting AWS acceleration and improving free‑cash‑flow prospects — a modest vote of confidence from the Street. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary continues to emphasize AWS as the core long‑term driver for AMZN (AI/cloud infrastructure exposure), keeping longer‑term investor conviction intact even as the stock digests short‑term noise. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon told U.S. and Canadian third‑party sellers it will add a 3.5% “fuel and logistics” surcharge to fulfillment fees starting April 17 to offset higher transportation costs driven by the Iran war — a move that could squeeze seller economics, trigger higher prices for consumers, and create seller pushback that weighs on GMV. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: The NLRB ruled Amazon must negotiate with a union representing ~5,000 Staten Island warehouse workers — a reminder that labor and unionization risks could increase operating costs and create local disruptions. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that an Iranian strike damaged an AWS data center in Bahrain add geopolitical and operational risk for Amazon’s cloud business; investors may demand clarity on outages, redundancy and potential costs. Read More.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on AMZN. KeyCorp set a $285.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Argus reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $250.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Maxim Group upped their price target on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $286.59.

Amazon.com 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.