150,377 Shares in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Purchased by Aquatic Capital Management LLC

Key Points

• Aquatic Capital Management opened a new position in Amazon by acquiring 150,377 shares in Q3, valued at about $33.0 million, making AMZN its 28th largest holding (≈0.6% of the fund).
• Other institutions also adjusted stakes—Arkos Global more than doubled its position (+109.7%), 44 Wealth rose 124.9%, L1 Capital added ~1.9%—and overall institutional ownership stands at 72.20%.
• Company insiders have been net sellers recently: CEO Andrew Jassy sold 19,872 shares (and VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695), with insiders disposing of 71,686 shares worth about $14.7 million over the past three months (insiders own 9.7% of shares).

Aquatic Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 150,377 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $33,018,000. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 0.6% of Aquatic Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 28th largest holding.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Arkos Global Advisors increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 109.7% in the third quarter. Arkos Global Advisors now owns 12,330 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $2,707,000 after acquiring an additional 6,449 shares in the last quarter. 44 Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 124.9% during the third quarter. 44 Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,316 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $4,022,000 after acquiring an additional 10,173 shares during the period. Algert Global LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 68,165 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $14,967,000 after acquiring an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. JAT Capital Mgmt LP purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $6,148,000. Finally, L1 Capital International Pty Ltd boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. L1 Capital International Pty Ltd now owns 164,632 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $36,148,000 after purchasing an additional 3,094 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS partners with Cerebras to speed AI inference, which could improve Bedrock performance, lower customer costs and help AWS compete vs. Nvidia — a potential long‑term revenue/margin positive for Amazon’s cloud business. Cerebras Systems, Amazon strike deal to offer Cerebras AI chips on Amazon's cloud
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon splits out a paid "Ultra" Prime Video tier and hikes the ad‑free price — a direct, near‑term revenue boost from higher subscription ARPU that supports monetization of Prime streaming. Amazon to hike price of ad-free Prime Video tier by $2 a month
• Positive Sentiment: Luxembourg court vacated a record €746M privacy fine and ordered a reassessment, removing a large regulatory overhang for Amazon in Europe. Win for Amazon as Luxembourg court scraps record $854 million privacy fine
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains constructive: analysts have reiterated buys and some raised price targets (e.g., Wolfe/Evercore), which can support the stock amid the pullback narrative. Amazon Is Rising While the Market Falls—Here’s Why
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is reportedly moving Prime Day earlier to late June — timing and promotional cadence can affect quarterly sales mix but is not a clear positive/negative until details and vendor economics are known. Amazon plans to move Prime Day event to June from July, Bloomberg News reports
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon closed a massive multi‑tranche corporate debt offering to fund its AI/capex push — strong demand reported ~4: 1 bids eases short‑term funding risk but the large debt target and $200B+ capex plan keep investor concerns about near‑term returns and balance‑sheet risk elevated. Amazon Completes Massive Multi-Tranche Corporate Debt Offering
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/tax risk persists: Milan prosecutors have sought trial for Amazon's European unit and four execs over alleged €1.2B tax evasion — an ongoing legal exposure that could concern investors. Exclusive: Italian prosecutors seek trial for Amazon, four execs over alleged $1.4 bln tax evasion

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In related news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was 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 approximately $24,662,702. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,238,118 shares in the company, valued at $459,217,051.24. This represents a 0.88% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on AMZN shares. Wedbush lowered their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $340.00 to $300.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. KeyCorp set a $285.00 target price on Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Rosenblatt Securities dropped their price target on Amazon.com from $305.00 to $296.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Wolfe Research increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $286.93.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $207.67 on Friday. 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 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $258.60. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $222.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $226.69. The firm has a market cap of $2.23 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.40.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.86 EPS. Amazon.com'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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.

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