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Dara Capital US Inc. Makes New $6.45 Million Investment in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

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Key Points

  • Dara Capital US Inc. bought 27,950 shares of Amazon (~$6.45 million) in Q4, making AMZN about 5.7% of its holdings and its fourth-largest position.
  • Insider selling has been notable — CEO Andrew Jassy sold 31,000 shares and insiders sold 124,186 shares (~$27.8M) in the quarter — even as insiders still own 8.9% and institutions hold 72.2% of the stock.
  • Growth vs. risk: Amazon is winning AI/cloud and custom‑chip deals (Anthropic, potential OpenAI workloads) that support reaccelerating AWS revenue, but faces near‑term headwinds from large FY26 capex plans (~$200B), regulatory/legal scrutiny, and expected earnings‑period volatility.
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Dara Capital US Inc. purchased a new position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 27,950 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $6,451,000. Amazon.com comprises approximately 5.7% of Dara Capital US Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fairway Wealth LLC increased 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 worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the third quarter worth $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC increased 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 worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 233 shares during the period. Cooksen Wealth LLC increased 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 worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp increased 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 worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Key Amazon.com News

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

  • Positive Sentiment: Amazon is scoring multiple AI infrastructure wins — expanding its Anthropic partnership, striking large deals to supply in‑house chips to Meta and scaling AWS AI revenue — reinforcing the view that AWS is reaccelerating growth and driving structural upside. Amazon-Anthropic: Generational AI Partnership
  • Positive Sentiment: OpenAI’s move away from exclusive Microsoft access opens the door for Amazon to host more OpenAI workloads on AWS — a potential revenue driver for cloud and AI services. OpenAI ends Microsoft exclusivity
  • Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s custom‑chip business is rapidly scaling (analysts compare its size to major chipmakers), creating a new high‑margin growth vector beyond retail and basic cloud compute. Amazon chip business growth
  • Positive Sentiment: Content and monetization push — Wondery landed an exclusive multi‑year deal for Oprah’s podcast/video content, supporting Prime/ads revenue diversification. Amazon secures Oprah podcast rights
  • Neutral Sentiment: Near‑term volatility risk as Amazon reports Q1 on Apr 29 and the Fed meets this week — options/implied vol suggest traders expect a sizable move around earnings. Options traders expect major move
  • Neutral Sentiment: Market backdrop is mixed (rising oil, geopolitical headlines), which could mute broader tech momentum even as AI themes remain supportive. MarketToday: rally stalls
  • Negative Sentiment: Rising capital expenditure expectations: commentary and analysis flag FY26 capex plans (~$200B) that could pressure near‑term margins and free cash flow even as they fund AI/cloud scale. Amazon Q1 capex story
  • Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal risk — California unsealed evidence in a price‑fixing probe that could lead to enforcement action or reputational/legal costs. California price-fixing evidence
  • Negative Sentiment: Large recent insider selling and aggressive institutional rebalancing (some big portfolio reductions reported) add to near‑term supply pressure and narrative risk for shares. QuiverQuant AMZN ownership and insider activity

Amazon.com Stock Performance

AMZN opened at $261.02 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The company has a market cap of $2.81 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.40, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.38. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $178.85 and a 52-week high of $264.50. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $220.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $226.53.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.86 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMZN has been the topic of a number of research reports. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Moffett Nathanson raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $283.00 to $288.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $294.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Argus restated a "buy" rating and set a $325.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $289.21.

Check Out Our Latest Research Report on Amazon.com

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 31,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.00, for a total transaction of $7,905,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,207,118 shares of the company's stock, valued at $562,815,090. This trade represents a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 20,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.00, for a total transaction of $5,022,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 499,861 shares in the company, valued at approximately $122,465,945. This represents a 3.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 124,186 shares of company stock valued at $27,826,739. Insiders own 8.90% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Company Profile

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

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