Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Stake Raised by Pallas Capital Advisors LLC

Pallas Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 3.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 238,235 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 8,600 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for 1.8% of Pallas Capital Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $54,989,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Fairway Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 113.2% in the third quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2,330.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the period. Cooksen Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 23.5% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% during 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 period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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: Reports say Amazon is in advanced talks to acquire satellite operator Globalstar to accelerate Project Kuiper and better compete with SpaceX’s Starlink — a strategic, long‑term growth move into connectivity that investors view as expansionary for AWS/IoT opportunities. Amazon in talks to buy $9bn Globalstar (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo reiterated Overweight and nudged its price target higher, naming Amazon a top internet pick on improving AWS momentum and free‑cash‑flow inflection — supportive for sentiment and analyst‑driven buying. Wells Fargo names Amazon top internet pick (247WallSt)
• Positive Sentiment: Billionaire Steve Cohen/Point72 has been a long‑time holder and recent coverage highlights continued institutional interest — a bullish signal for conviction among large investors. Steve Cohen buying AMZN (InsiderMonkey)
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon and AWS continue to show ecosystem momentum (partner certifications, new standards work such as the Linux‑backed x402 Foundation for agentic AI payments), which underpins long‑term cloud/AI positioning but has limited immediate EPS impact. x402 Foundation founding members include AWS (Cointelegraph)
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon will charge a temporary 3.5% fuel & logistics surcharge to third‑party sellers in the U.S. and Canada effective April 17 to offset rising transport costs — helps Amazon cover costs but risks seller pushback and could pressure marketplace GMV and growth metrics. Amazon adds 3.5% surcharge (CNBC)
• Negative Sentiment: NLRB ruled Amazon must bargain with a Staten Island warehouse union representing ~5,000 workers — an operational and cost risk that raises labor and reputational uncertainty for investors. NLRB orders Amazon to negotiate (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical fallout from the Iran conflict remains a live headwind — higher oil drove the seller surcharge and reports of an Iranian strike on an AWS Bahrain data center increase perceived geopolitical/operational risk. These macro forces can pressure valuation multiples and consumer demand. AWS Bahrain data center hit (Blockonomi)
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon’s new chatbot ad tests reportedly show weak early results — a potential near‑term headwind for advertising upside if the format doesn’t scale. Chatbot ad tests weak (TipRanks)
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling has been flagged in recent data — not proof of trouble but a signaling factor some investors watch for near‑term sentiment pressure. Insider selling and discussion (QuiverQuant)

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at $1,930,094.10. This represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the firm’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 directly owned 2,238,118 shares in the company, valued at $459,217,051.24. The trade was a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 72,686 shares of company stock worth $14,899,239 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Argus reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Monness Crespi & Hardt reduced their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $304.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and issued a $295.00 price target (up from $270.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Tigress Financial lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $305.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $286.59.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $209.77 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $213.70 and its 200 day moving average price is $224.38. The company has a market capitalization of $2.25 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued 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 net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.86 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

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.