Fidelis Capital Partners LLC Buys 7,774 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Fidelis Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 112,250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,774 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up about 1.9% of Fidelis Capital Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest position. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $24,647,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.7% during the third quarter. Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management Inc. now owns 93,876 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $20,612,000 after purchasing an additional 693 shares during the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 38.4% during the third quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 41,244 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $9,056,000 after purchasing an additional 11,439 shares during the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 1,137,359 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $251,160,000 after purchasing an additional 48,040 shares during the period. Crumly & Associates Inc. increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.6% in the third quarter. Crumly & Associates Inc. now owns 8,964 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,968,000 after purchasing an additional 312 shares during the period. Finally, one8zero8 LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. one8zero8 LLC now owns 42,955 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $9,432,000 after acquiring an additional 445 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 4,784 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.37, for a total transaction of $949,002.08. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 512,109 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $101,587,062.33. This trade represents a 0.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total value of $3,853,879.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 6,273 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,360,613.70. This trade represents a 73.91% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 45,924 shares of company stock worth $9,904,963 in the last quarter. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Amazon.com Trading Up 1.8%

AMZN stock opened at $204.79 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. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $229.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $228.31. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one year high of $258.60. The stock has a market cap of $2.20 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.37.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.86 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMZN has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. President Capital cut their price target on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $296.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. DA Davidson reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $175.00 target price (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, New Street Research cut their target price on Amazon.com from $350.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $287.30.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Large potential cloud revenue tail — analysis shows Anthropic expects to pay cloud partners at least $80 billion through 2029, a meaningful demand signal for AWS infrastructure and a long-term revenue stream for Amazon. Anthropic to pay cloud partners $80B
• Positive Sentiment: Investor endorsements and bullish analysis on AI upside — some prominent value investors (e.g., Baupost’s Seth Klarman) have added to Amazon positions and several analysts argue AWS + retail AI monetization are underappreciated, supporting upside expectations for AMZN. Klarman piling into Amazon
• Neutral Sentiment: New product/market initiatives — Amazon is reported to be working on an AI content marketplace for publishers (AWS-led) and planning additional big-box retail locations near Chicago; both expand addressable markets but are early-stage for material near-term earnings impact. AI content marketplace Big-box store plan
• Negative Sentiment: Major shareholder selling: Berkshire Hathaway sharply reduced its AMZN stake (≈77% cut), a headline that has pressured sentiment and fed fear around Amazon’s capital allocation/valuation. Berkshire cuts Amazon stake
• Negative Sentiment: AI spending jitters and CapEx guidance — investor concern about Amazon’s guidance for roughly $200 billion in 2026 CapEx (to scale AI, custom silicon, robotics and data centers) continues to weigh on the multiple and short-term sentiment. CapEx and losing streak
• Negative Sentiment: Fund/hedge adjustments and selloff narrative — several funds (Third Point, Appaloosa, others) trimmed Amazon positions amid a broader tech rotation; the stock has been through an extended selling streak that magnified volatility. Third Point trims Amazon
• Negative Sentiment: Operational R&D setback — Amazon halted its “Blue Jay” warehouse robot project after only months, a signal that some tech/automation bets may not pay off quickly and that R&D execution risk remains. Blue Jay project halted
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider sale disclosure — CEO Douglas Herrington sold a small block of shares (4,784) recently; the trade is material for disclosure but small relative to total insider holdings. SEC Form 4

Amazon.com 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.