Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Short Interest Up 21.1% in February

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 86,971,840 shares, a growth of 21.1% from the January 29th total of 71,847,643 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 78,781,734 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days. Approximately 0.9% of the company’s stock are short sold. Approximately 0.9% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 78,781,734 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $218.94 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $225.21 and its 200 day moving average is $227.33. 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 company has a market capitalization of $2.35 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.40. Amazon.com has a fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 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 the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.86 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $2,187,624.07. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,461,661.70. This trade represents a 20.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total transaction of $4,077,336.96. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,238,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $459,217,051.24. This represents a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 10.9% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $885,478,000 after acquiring an additional 397,007 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,495,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $442,481,000 after purchasing an additional 54,987 shares in the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $6,357,000 after purchasing an additional 1,518 shares during the period. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,153,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company set a $304.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Raymond James Financial dropped their target price on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $225.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Loop Capital lifted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $287.29.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS launched an AI‑enabled platform for healthcare (Amazon Connect Health), expanding addressable market and recurring cloud workloads for higher‑margin AWS services. Amazon launches AI-enabled platform to automate healthcare administrative tasks
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America, TD Cowen and other analysts are reiterating bullish views tied to AWS’s AI positioning (Anthropic/OpenAI relationships), lifting medium‑term revenue expectations and price targets. ‘This Could Change the AWS Story,’ Says BofA about Amazon Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Active managers are adding exposure (ARK/other funds bought AMZN), signaling conviction that AI capex will sustain AWS growth. Institutional buys can support multiple‑month momentum. ARK Invest’s Latest Moves: Amazon (AMZN) In, Roku (ROKU) Out – March 2026 Trades
• Positive Sentiment: Tangible AWS capacity build: Amazon Data Services bought George Washington University’s Virginia campus for $427M, underscoring long‑term infrastructure expansion to support cloud/AI demand. Amazon (AMZN) Buys George Washington University’s Virginia Campus for $427 Million
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon joined other tech firms in a White House “Ratepayer Protection Pledge” to cover AI data‑center power costs — clears a PR/political concern but is non‑binding and unlikely to change near‑term economics. Tech Giants Sign Ratepayer Protection Pledge On Power For Data Centers
• Negative Sentiment: Security & operational risk: AWS facilities in the UAE/Bahrain were hit or affected by drone strikes, causing structural damage and regional outages and highlighting geopolitical exposure for key cloud infrastructure. AWS Drone Strikes Test Amazon Cloud Resilience And Investor Risk Views
• Negative Sentiment: Customer‑facing outage: Amazon’s online store and app experienced outages for tens of thousands of users, raising concerns about reliability and potential short‑term revenue/PR impact. Amazon online store suffers outage for some users
• Negative Sentiment: Cost‑cutting signals: Amazon confirmed layoffs (~100 white‑collar roles) in its robotics unit — consistent with prior cuts and may slow product roadmaps or near‑term robotics revenue. Amazon cuts more jobs; this time in robotics unit
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling (small CEO sale disclosed) continues to show up in filings; while amounts are modest relative to market cap, persistent sales can weigh on sentiment. SEC Form 4 — insider sale disclosure

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.