Stevens Capital Management LP Purchases 7,074 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Stevens Capital Management LP increased its Amazon stake by 139% in the third quarter, buying 7,074 shares to hold 12,163 shares worth about $2.67 million.
• Institutional ownership is heavy at 72.20%, with major moves from Norges Bank, Nuveen and Vanguard (Vanguard now owns ~849.7M shares valued at ~$186.4B) and additional increases from Goldman Sachs.
• Market and company context: AMZN was trading down ~2.6% with a market cap of $2.29T, a consensus "Moderate Buy" (avg target ≈ $287), and the company is pursuing large AI/AWS investments (reported >$200B capex) while facing operational risks from recent AWS outages and regional attacks.

Stevens Capital Management LP grew its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 139.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 12,163 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after acquiring an additional 7,074 shares during the period. Stevens Capital Management LP's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,671,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at $27,438,011,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth about $11,674,091,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 849,721,601 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $186,420,422,000 after acquiring an additional 17,447,045 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 22,085.8% in the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in Amazon.com by 21.3% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 57,908,424 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $11,017,657,000 after acquiring an additional 10,176,835 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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: Bill Ackman materially increased his AMZN stake in Q4 2025 (holds ~9.61M shares after adding 3.78M), listing Amazon among his top picks — a high‑profile endorsement that can attract further institutional interest. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Among Bill Ackman’s Top Picks
• Positive Sentiment: OpenAI/Nvidia demand is ramping AI compute on cloud platforms; Sam Altman thanked Jensen Huang as Nvidia scales capacity for OpenAI on AWS — implies strong, multi‑year revenue potential for AWS from AI workloads. Sam Altman Thanks Jensen Huang As Nvidia Ramps AI Capacity
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s big AI bet — widespread coverage of a $200B+ capex commitment for AI/data‑center infrastructure signals aggressive growth investment that should expand AWS capacity and long‑term TAM capture (but note near‑term cash intensity). Amazon Just Committed $200 Billion to Capital Expenditures
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic land purchase in Ashburn: Amazon reportedly bought George Washington University’s Virginia campus (~$427M) to expand its data‑center footprint in a critical U.S. hub — concrete capacity addition for AWS. Amazon Expands AI Footprint With $427 Million George Washington University Campus Acquisition
• Positive Sentiment: Brokerage/analyst tone remains constructive: consensus “Moderate Buy” and many buy/outperform ratings with a median multi‑month price target above current levels support demand. Amazon Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy"
• Neutral Sentiment: Compute‑capacity stories and ETF flows show continued investor interest in AMZN as an AI/cloud exposure — supportive context but not an immediate catalyst. Compute Capacity Offering Support to Amazon
• Neutral Sentiment: Robotics division cut ~100 white‑collar roles — a cost‑reduction move that reduces near‑term spend but signals mixed execution/priority refinements. Amazon Eliminates 100 White Collar Jobs In Robotics Team
• Negative Sentiment: Drone strikes damaged AWS data centers in the UAE and Bahrain, causing outages and structural harm — a direct operational risk to AWS reliability and an example of physical exposures to geopolitical conflict; could raise recovery costs and customer concern. Drone Strikes On AWS Test Amazon Resilience And Investor Risk Assumptions
• Negative Sentiment: Major AWS outages prompted social‑media alarm and investor debate about cloud reliability and the scale of Amazon’s AI commitments (some shareholders worried about the fiscal cost of large AI deals). These reliability and spending concerns are immediate negative sentiment drivers. Amazon Stock (AMZN) Opinions on AWS Outage
• Negative Sentiment: Macro shock risk: rapidly rising oil prices are being flagged as a potential drag on consumer confidence and discretionary spending, a tail risk for Amazon’s retail business. Surging Oil Prices Threaten NVIDIA, Amazon, and Meta

Amazon.com Trading Down 2.6%

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $213.31 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $2.29 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.75, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.40. 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's 50 day moving average price is $224.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $227.22. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $258.60.

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 for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.Amazon.com's revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on AMZN shares. Arete Research boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $283.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Loop Capital lifted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Argus reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $325.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Rosenblatt Securities cut their price target on Amazon.com from $305.00 to $296.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Scotiabank reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $275.00 price objective (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $287.29.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total value of $3,642,860.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at $1,930,094.10. The trade was a 65.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total value of $554,900.50. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,662,702. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739. 9.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Amazon.com Company 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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