Waterloo Capital L.P. Acquires 4,560 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Waterloo Capital L.P. grew its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 58,836 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 4,560 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 1.0% of Waterloo Capital L.P.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Waterloo Capital L.P.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $12,919,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 10.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $885,478,000 after purchasing an additional 397,007 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,495,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG boosted its position in Amazon.com by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $442,481,000 after buying an additional 54,987 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $6,357,000 after acquiring an additional 1,518 shares during the period. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,153,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: A potential up-to-$50 billion investment in OpenAI would materially deepen Amazon’s AI positioning and could drive long-term AWS demand. Amazon’s $50 Billion OpenAI investment may depend on IPO or AGI milestone
• Positive Sentiment: Prominent investors are increasing exposure to AMZN (e.g., Stanley Druckenmiller added shares), signaling conviction in Amazon’s AI/cloud-led upside. Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Piled Into Alphabet and Amazon
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts point to AWS capacity expansion (gigawatt-scale buildout) as a catalyst for higher long‑term revenue from AI compute demand. This supports the cloud-growth thesis despite near-term capex. Amazon’s AWS expansion could drive potential revenue upside, analysts say
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon named Peter DeSantis as a central AI leader and is pushing a lower‑cost approach to AI (Trainium chips, Texas data‑center builds)—strategy could cut costs over time but requires execution. Amazon Tries Its Low-Cost Approach to Winning the AI Race
• Neutral Sentiment: Third‑party AI players (e.g., Anthropic) expanding rapidly can indirectly benefit AWS through higher spend on inference and hosting—an exposure angle investors are discussing. Want to Own Anthropic Stock But Can’t? Buy Its AI Data Center Provider (Amazon)
• Negative Sentiment: UK courts cleared large collective suits by sellers and consumers to proceed (potential damages up to ~£4B), raising litigation risk and near‑term headline pressure. Amazon refused permission to appeal go-ahead for UK lawsuits
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/antitrust attention in the U.S. (California AG seeking injunction on alleged price‑control practices) and broader antitrust scrutiny add execution and cost risk. Amazon’s OpenAI Bet, Antitrust Pressure And AI Turnover Weigh On Valuation
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider selling (CEO and other executives disclosed stock sales) and investor headlines about heavy near‑term AI capex have amplified downside pressure as the market re-prices growth vs. spending risk. Insider Selling: Amazon CEO Sells $3,642,860.22 in Stock

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,662,702. This represents a 2.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the company’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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,238,118 shares in the company, valued at $459,217,051.24. This trade represents a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 73,186 shares of company stock valued at $15,067,539. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $207.92 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $227.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $227.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $161.38 and a 12-month high of $258.60. The company has a market capitalization of $2.23 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.00, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.37.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on AMZN. Bank of America decreased their price target on Amazon.com from $303.00 to $286.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Wall Street Zen cut Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. Evercore set a $285.00 price target on Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Amazon.com to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $287.29.

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.