Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Acquired by Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Stratos Wealth Advisors increased its stake in Amazon by 11.2% to 153,254 shares (about $35.4M), making AMZN its 6th largest holding and representing 1.7% of the firm's assets.
• Notable insider selling occurred this quarter — CEO Andrew Jassy sold 19,872 shares and VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares, with insiders offloading 72,686 shares worth roughly $14.9M in total (insiders now own 9.7%).
• Strategic catalysts and bullish analyst sentiment include Amazon's ~$11.6B Globalstar acquisition to bolster satellite/direct‑to‑device efforts and AWS/AI monetization hopes; consensus is a "Moderate Buy" with an average target of $287.29.

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 11.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 153,254 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 15,390 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for 1.7% of Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $35,374,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of AMZN. Fairway Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 113.2% in the third quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the third quarter valued at $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2,330.0% in the third quarter. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 23.5% in the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% in the third quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total value of $554,900.50. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,662,702. This represents a 2.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal 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 dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were 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 approximately $459,217,051.24. The trade was a 0.88% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 72,686 shares of company stock worth $14,899,239. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com Trading Down 0.2%

AMZN opened at $248.50 on Thursday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $165.29 and a one year high of $258.60. The company has a market cap of $2.67 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.66, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $212.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $224.70.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.86 EPS. The company's revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Oppenheimer set a $260.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Maxim Group lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Wedbush decreased their target price on Amazon.com from $340.00 to $300.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 6th. Arete Research lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $283.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Citizens Jmp reiterated a "market outperform" rating and issued a $315.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, April 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four 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 a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $287.29.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Acquisition accelerates space strategy — Amazon agreed to buy Globalstar (~$11.6B) to bolster its Amazon Leo/Kuiper efforts and enable direct-to-device services (and an Apple tie‑in). The deal is being treated as a long-term strategic catalyst that helped spark the recent rally. Amazon's $11.6B Globalstar deal (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street backing and higher targets — Several firms (Citizens, Loop Capital, Rosenblatt, Goldman noted in coverage) have reiterated buys or raised targets citing the Globalstar deal and AWS AI tailwinds, supporting upside vs. current levels. Analyst support after Globalstar (TipRanks)
• Positive Sentiment: AWS & AI monetization angle — Coverage highlights a growing AI-services and custom‑chip opportunity (Fool pieces estimating a potential $50B external chip business), which would materially boost AWS margins and long‑term revenue. Amazon AI chip opportunity (Fool)
• Neutral Sentiment: Notable investor flows & positioning — Heavy call-option activity and bullish pieces (options, analyst bull cases) show elevated positioning ahead of earnings; that can amplify moves in either direction. Options volume ahead of earnings (Barchart)
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon-backed energy play IPO — X‑Energy, backed by Amazon, filed to raise up to $800M; indirect exposure to Amazon’s broader strategic investments but limited direct near-term impact on AMZN equity. X‑Energy IPO filing (TechCrunch)
• Negative Sentiment: Seller revolt over payout & ad changes — Hundreds of large third‑party sellers staged an ad boycott over new payout and ad-payment policies (and a temporary fuel surcharge), which could pressure marketplace ad revenue and merchant sentiment if it persists. Seller ad boycott (CNBC)
• Negative Sentiment: Legal & safety headlines — A class-action alleging Fire TV slowdown and a reported worker death at an Oregon facility add regulatory, reputational and potential legal risk that can dent sentiment. Fire TV lawsuit (NYPost) Worker death at facility (TechCrunch)

About Amazon.com

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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