Arta Finance Wealth Management LLC Acquires Shares of 32,211 Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Arta Finance Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake of 32,211 shares of Amazon in Q4, valued at about $7.435 million, making AMZN 3.8% of its portfolio and its 11th-largest holding.
• Several major institutions—including Norges Bank, Nuveen, Goldman Sachs and Capital Research—have materially increased positions, leaving institutional investors with roughly 72.2% ownership of the stock.
• Strategic news—most notably a reported ~$11.6 billion deal to buy Globalstar—has spurred analyst upgrades and is being cited as a key catalyst behind Amazon’s recent rally.

Arta Finance Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 32,211 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $7,435,000. Amazon.com makes up 3.8% of Arta Finance Wealth Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of AMZN. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter worth approximately $27,438,011,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter worth approximately $11,674,091,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 22,085.8% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,177,557 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $2,671,634,000 after acquiring an additional 12,122,668 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 21.3% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 57,908,424 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $11,017,657,000 after acquiring an additional 10,176,835 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 11.3% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 94,284,962 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $20,702,362,000 after acquiring an additional 9,583,217 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total transaction of $4,077,336.96. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,238,118 shares of the company's stock, valued at $459,217,051.24. The trade was a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at $1,930,094.10. This represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 72,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,899,239. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

More 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)

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $248.50 on Thursday. 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 1-year low of $165.29 and a 1-year high of $258.60. The company has a market capitalization of $2.67 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.38. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $212.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $224.70.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued 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). 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 analysts' expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.86 EPS. Amazon.com's revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on AMZN shares. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Evercore restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. New Street Research cut their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $280.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Bank of America cut their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $303.00 to $286.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $287.29.

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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