Stratos Investment Management LLC Buys 11,690 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Stratos Investment Management LLC increased its Amazon stake by 11.2%, buying 11,690 shares to hold 116,200 shares worth $26.82 million, making AMZN 1.1% of its portfolio and its 27th largest holding.
• Institutional investors own 72.20% of Amazon, with major funds like Vanguard, State Street and Geode adding millions of shares recently and Norges Bank initiating a multibillion‑dollar position.
• Analysts rate Amazon a Moderate Buy with an average target of $287.29, while near‑term catalysts include the $11.6 billion Globalstar satellite deal and AWS AI opportunities, offset by risks such as a third‑party seller ad boycott and recent legal/safety headlines.

Stratos Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 11.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 116,200 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 11,690 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises 1.1% of Stratos Investment Management LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Stratos Investment Management LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $26,821,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 832,274,556 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $158,348,557,000 after buying an additional 8,913,959 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.0% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 381,681,441 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $83,805,794,000 after buying an additional 7,584,156 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.7% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 216,717,657 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $47,332,625,000 after buying an additional 3,721,658 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter worth about $27,438,011,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,379,134 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $18,527,354,000 after buying an additional 302,858 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday. Raymond James Financial decreased their target price on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $225.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. DZ Bank raised Amazon.com to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Citizens Jmp reissued a "market outperform" rating and set a $315.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, April 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $287.29.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

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 stock's 50 day simple moving average is $212.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $224.70. The company has a market cap of $2.67 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.66, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.38.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.86 EPS. The business's revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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)

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $2,187,624.07. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.50, for a total value of $210,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 520,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $109,535,990.50. The trade was a 0.19% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 72,686 shares of company stock worth $14,899,239. Insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

About Amazon.com

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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