Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. Acquires 4,212 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Analyst IMS increased its Amazon stake 5.6% in Q4, buying 4,212 shares to hold 79,166 shares valued at about $18.27M, making AMZN its 22nd-largest position (~0.5% of assets).
• Insider selling continues: CEO Andy Jassy sold 19,872 shares (~$4.08M) and Matthew Garman sold 17,751 shares (~$3.64M), with insiders offloading 72,686 shares (~$14.9M) during the quarter (insiders own 10.8% of stock).
• Strategic catalyst: Amazon agreed to buy satellite operator Globalstar for ~$11.6B to expand direct-to-device services and challenge Starlink, while AWS AI momentum and an OpenAI tie-up underpin a bullish cloud outlook; analysts have a consensus "Moderate Buy" target near $287.

Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. grew its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 5.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 79,166 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 4,212 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up about 0.5% of Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd.'s holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $18,273,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,740 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $402,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. Marquette Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 886 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $205,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. IMPACTfolio LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 1,225 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $269,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Cadence Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,328 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $292,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Finally, Union Savings Bank increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 10,723 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $2,510,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,238,118 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $459,217,051.24. This represents a 0.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total transaction of $3,642,860.22. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,405 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,930,094.10. This trade represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 72,686 shares of company stock worth $14,899,239. 10.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on AMZN. Wedbush decreased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $340.00 to $300.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. Oppenheimer set a $260.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $230.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Finally, Maxim Group upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. One research 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $287.29.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon agreed to acquire satellite operator Globalstar for about $11.6B to expand its Amazon Leo/Kuiper ambitions — the deal gives Amazon spectrum, operational assets and the ability to offer direct-to-device phone/data services (and ties into Apple iPhone emergency features), a strategic move that could meaningfully extend AWS/hardware revenue streams and position AMZN as a direct competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink. Amazon signs $11.57 billion deal for satellite firm Globalstar to challenge Starlink
• Positive Sentiment: A reported shift in the AI vendor landscape (OpenAI highlighting Amazon/AWS as a partner) and continued AWS AI revenue momentum reinforce the outlook for higher-margin cloud services — a structural tailwind for AMZN profits and investor sentiment. Is OpenAI outgrowing Microsoft? A new Amazon alliance raises the stakes.
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual bullish options activity and heavy call volume ahead of earnings signal trader conviction in near-term upside — a technical/flow catalyst that can amplify price moves into earnings. Heavy, Unusual Volume in Amazon Options Ahead of Earnings in Two Weeks
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street remains broadly constructive: multiple buy/outperform ratings and elevated price targets (median ~ $300) support the long-term bull case, but they’re largely consensus reinforcement rather than a new catalyst. Amazon.com Inc: Goldman Sachs Remains Its Buy Rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts note the Globalstar purchase is strategically important but long-duration: it accelerates capabilities for 2028 direct-to-device services while not addressing near-term constraints (notably rocket launch capacity). This tempers how quickly the deal can boost revenues. Amazon's $11.6 billion Globalstar deal will not fix rocket launch bottleneck, analysts say
• Negative Sentiment: Operational/ESG risk: a worker death at an Oregon fulfillment center has drawn scrutiny and could create near-term reputational and regulatory attention. Amazon (AMZN) Worker Dies at Oregon Facility, Sparking Safety Concerns

Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN stock opened at $249.04 on Wednesday. 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, Inc. has a one year low of $165.29 and a one year high of $258.60. The stock has a market cap of $2.68 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.38. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $212.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $224.54.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The company had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.86 EPS. Amazon.com's quarterly revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS 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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