Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC Has $30.27 Million Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 4.8% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 137,864 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 6,343 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up about 1.5% of Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $30,271,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of AMZN. Barlow Wealth Partners Inc. boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 0.4% in the second quarter. Barlow Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 12,565 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,763,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Probity Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Probity Advisors Inc. now owns 12,157 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,667,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 3.8% in the third quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 1,225 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $269,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,328 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $292,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Union Savings Bank increased its stake in Amazon.com by 0.4% in the second quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 10,723 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,510,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on AMZN shares. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, January 5th. Loop Capital upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Mizuho cut Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. One equities 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $287.29.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street is lifting targets and highlighting AI partnerships—analysts point to Amazon’s deepening ties with Anthropic/OpenAI and rising AWS AI demand as justification for higher price targets and Buy ratings. Wall Street sets Amazon stock price 12-month target Amazon: Anthropic Partnership and AI-Driven AWS Growth Support Upside and Buy Recommendation
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional/active managers are buying: ARK increased Amazon exposure (Cathie Wood buys) and other funds reiterated bullish stances—flows and high-profile purchases add backing to the AI/capex narrative. ARK Invest’s Latest Moves: Amazon (AMZN) In, Roku (ROKU) Out – March 2026 Trades Cathie Wood Dumps $40M of ROKU, Pumps $14M in Amazon
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon Data Services bought George Washington University’s Virginia campus for $427M—a concrete expansion of data‑center capacity that supports AWS growth and AI infrastructure demand. Amazon Stock Rises After $427 Million Campus Deal
• Neutral Sentiment: Political/energy pledge: Amazon joined other big tech in a White House pledge to cover AI data‑center power costs—reduces one political criticism but is non‑binding and leaves questions on sourcing and costs. Big Tech signs Trump pledge to cover their own AI energy costs
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro tailwind for chips and data centers: industry pieces note a ~$650B AI capex wave (GPU/accelerator demand) that underpins AWS growth — positive for long‑term TAM but indirect for near‑term earnings. The $650 Billion AI Surge Is Here—2 Semiconductor ETFs to Play It
• Negative Sentiment: Regional operational risk: recent drone strikes damaged AWS facilities in the UAE/Bahrain, causing outages and drawing attention to geopolitical exposure for cloud operations. That news is a near‑term headwind for sentiment and raises risk of service disruption in affected regions. Amazon’s Bahrain data center targeted by Iran for support of U.S. military, state media says Banking, payments services disrupted after Amazon UAE data centers hit in drone strikes
• Negative Sentiment: Cost and execution concerns persist: Amazon’s aggressive AI/data‑center CapEx and prior guidance drove a sharp February selloff; ongoing high spending and insider sales (executive stock sales disclosed) keep some investors cautious about near‑term free cash flow. SEC Form 4 — insider selling disclosure Amazon’s Drop Was Loud, But Its Rebound Could Be Louder
• Negative Sentiment: Workforce and robotics cuts: reported layoffs in Amazon’s robotics unit (≈100 roles) signal cost cutting but also reduce near‑term innovation capacity—mixed operational implication, negative for sentiment. Amazon cuts more jobs; this time in robotics unit

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $216.82 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $2.33 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $258.60. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $225.48 and a 200-day moving average of $227.39.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.86 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,930,094.10. This represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total value of $554,900.50. Following the transaction, the vice president directly 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

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.