Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Stake Increased by Global X Japan Co. Ltd.

Global X Japan Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 27.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 223,967 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 48,396 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises approximately 3.9% of Global X Japan Co. Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Global X Japan Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $51,696,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. 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 worth $27,281,000 after purchasing an additional 6,095 shares in the last quarter. Shearwater Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Shearwater Capital LLC now owns 14,379 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $3,319,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Matrix Trust Co increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 10.0% in the 4th quarter. Matrix Trust Co now owns 2,360 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $545,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares in the last quarter. Sage Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Sage Advisors LLC now owns 28,943 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,681,000 after purchasing an additional 2,730 shares during the period. Finally, FSA Investment Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. FSA Investment Group LLC now owns 1,890 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $436,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $2,187,624.07. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,461,661.70. This represents a 20.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total transaction of $4,077,336.96. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,238,118 shares in the company, valued at $459,217,051.24. This represents a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739. 9.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMZN has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Rosenblatt Securities lowered their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $305.00 to $296.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Wall Street Zen lowered Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. Argus restated a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Monness Crespi & Hardt dropped their price objective on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group reduced their price objective on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $286.59.

Amazon.com Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $209.77 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $258.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $214.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $224.53. The company has a market capitalization of $2.25 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.38.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) 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 company had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.86 EPS. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.