Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Buys 3,190 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Key Points

• Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its Amazon stake by 3,190 shares (a 0.5% increase) to 624,110 shares valued at $144,057,000, representing about 1.6% of the fund and its 7th-largest holding.
• Amazon agreed to buy Globalstar for roughly $11.6 billion to bolster its satellite/direct‑to‑device strategy, while AWS AI initiatives and a potential custom‑chip business are cited as major long‑term catalysts.
• Near‑term risks include a third‑party seller ad boycott, legal and safety headlines, and recent insider stock sales; nevertheless analysts remain generally positive with an average price target of ~$287.29 and a rating of Moderate Buy.

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 0.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 624,110 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 3,190 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for about 1.6% of Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $144,057,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Fairway Wealth LLC grew its position 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 buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC grew its position in 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 buying an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC grew its position in 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 grew its position in 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 buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. 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: 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)

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Citizens Jmp restated a "market outperform" rating and issued a $315.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $230.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. BMO Capital Markets restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $310.00 price target (up from $304.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. UBS Group set a $311.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Maxim Group raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One investment 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $287.29.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total transaction of $554,900.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company's stock, valued at $24,662,702. This trade represents a 2.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,405 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,930,094.10. This trade represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 72,686 shares of company stock worth $14,899,239. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com Trading Down 0.2%

Amazon.com stock opened at $248.50 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $212.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $224.70. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $165.29 and a 52 week high of $258.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.67 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.38.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 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 analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.86 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

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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