Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN is Argentarii LLC’s 8th Largest Position

Argentarii LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 29.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 39,839 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,120 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises 3.0% of Argentarii LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Argentarii LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $9,196,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Amazon.com by 10.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $885,478,000 after purchasing an additional 397,007 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its position 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 acquiring an additional 986 shares during the period. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG grew its position in shares of 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 valued at $442,481,000 after acquiring an additional 54,987 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE increased its stake in shares of 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 valued at $6,357,000 after purchasing an additional 1,518 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,153,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Big AI vote of confidence — Amazon was a backer in OpenAI’s record $122B funding round, which supports higher AWS demand for model training and inference and strengthens Amazon’s AI/cloud narrative. Amazon Goes Big on OpenAI’s Record Fund Raise. ChatGPT Parent Worth $852 Billion Ahead of IPO.
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial win for Amazon Leo — Delta agreed to equip hundreds of planes with Amazon’s LEO satellite service starting in 2028, a tangible revenue & distribution milestone for Amazon’s satellite initiative versus Starlink. Amazon, Delta team up for in-flight Wi-Fi, challenging Musk’s Starlink
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street and notable funds are bullish — Citi raised its AMZN price target and high‑profile managers (Druckenmiller, Dalio, Citadel, D.E. Shaw mentions) have increased or maintained stakes, supporting sentiment and upside expectations for AWS-driven growth. Citi Raises Target Price for Amazon.com (AMZN)
• Positive Sentiment: Fintech expansion — Amazon is launching new small‑business credit cards with U.S. Bank/Mastercard, which can boost payments revenue and SMB engagement over time. Amazon to launch new small business credit cards in partnership with U.S. Bank, Mastercard
• Positive Sentiment: Operational/legal tail risk reduced — Amazon settled a Teamsters case alleging retaliation against striking workers, removing a potential labor overhang. Amazon settles Teamsters case alleging it retaliated against striking workers
• Neutral Sentiment: Strategic M&A talks — Reports say Amazon is in talks to buy Globalstar for about $9B to accelerate satellite capacity; strategically meaningful but will require capital and regulatory scrutiny. Amazon in talks to buy $9 billion satellite group Globalstar, FT reports
• Negative Sentiment: Data‑center attack risk — FT/Reuters report Amazon’s cloud operations in Bahrain were damaged in an Iranian strike and another data center was hit by a drone attack, highlighting geopolitical/availability risks to AWS revenue and costs. Amazon’s cloud business in Bahrain damaged in Iran strike, FT reports
• Negative Sentiment: Ad product test underwhelms — Amazon’s new chatbot‑embedded ads reportedly showed weak early results, which could slow ad revenue upside if broader rollout is delayed or reworked. Amazon (AMZN) Tests New Chatbot Ads, but Early Results Are Weak
• Negative Sentiment: Key talent loss & bearish research — Reports of a departing AI chip executive and a pessimistic New Street Research forecast add execution and sentiment risk for AMZN’s AI/hardware ambitions. Amazon Just Lost a Key AI Chip Executive. Is That Bad News for AMZN Stock? New Street Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Stock Price

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on AMZN shares. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $265.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. Monness Crespi & Hardt dropped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Raymond James Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $225.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Desjardins increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com to $218.00 in a report on Monday, December 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $286.57.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $210.57 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $214.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $224.63. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $2.26 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.38. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The business’s revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.86 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was 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 approximately $459,217,051.24. The trade was a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 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 completion of the sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,662,702. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739 in the last 90 days. 9.70% of the stock is owned by 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.