Stephens Consulting LLC Has $120,000 Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Stephens Consulting LLC trimmed its Amazon stake by 87.3% in Q4, selling 3,552 shares and retaining 519 shares worth $120,000 per its SEC filing.
• Institutional investors own 72.20% of Amazon; several smaller funds modestly added positions, while insiders sold 71,686 shares (~$14.7M) last quarter, including CEO Andrew Jassy's sale of 19,872 shares.
• Key company developments: reports Amazon is in talks to acquire Globalstar for roughly $9 billion to accelerate Project Kuiper, even as AWS faces operational/geopolitical risks (reported damage to a Bahrain data center) and Amazon plans a 3.5% fulfillment surcharge that may pressure seller economics.

Stephens Consulting LLC trimmed its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 87.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 519 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 3,552 shares during the period. Stephens Consulting LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $120,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Fairway Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in Amazon.com during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 2,330.0% during 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 lifted its position 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 buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% during the 3rd quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Amazon is in talks to acquire Globalstar for roughly $9 billion — a deal that would accelerate Project Kuiper and strengthen Amazon’s ability to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink — pushed momentum in related space stocks and supports a longer‑term connectivity growth narrative. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo nudged its price target slightly higher to $305 and reiterated an overweight view, highlighting AWS acceleration and improving free‑cash‑flow prospects — a modest vote of confidence from the Street. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary continues to emphasize AWS as the core long‑term driver for AMZN (AI/cloud infrastructure exposure), keeping longer‑term investor conviction intact even as the stock digests short‑term noise. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon told U.S. and Canadian third‑party sellers it will add a 3.5% “fuel and logistics” surcharge to fulfillment fees starting April 17 to offset higher transportation costs driven by the Iran war — a move that could squeeze seller economics, trigger higher prices for consumers, and create seller pushback that weighs on GMV. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: The NLRB ruled Amazon must negotiate with a union representing ~5,000 Staten Island warehouse workers — a reminder that labor and unionization risks could increase operating costs and create local disruptions. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that an Iranian strike damaged an AWS data center in Bahrain add geopolitical and operational risk for Amazon’s cloud business; investors may demand clarity on outages, redundancy and potential costs. Read More.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $209.77 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60. The firm has a market cap of $2.25 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.38. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $214.29 and a 200-day moving average of $224.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced 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). 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 analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.86 EPS. The company's revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMZN has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Rosenblatt Securities lowered their price objective on Amazon.com from $305.00 to $296.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. Argus reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $325.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. DA Davidson reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $175.00 price target (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $250.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Barclays restated a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $286.59.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the firm'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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,238,118 shares in the company, valued at $459,217,051.24. This trade represents a 0.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total transaction of $2,187,624.07. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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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