Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab Acquires Shares of 1,714,921 Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab acquired a new position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,714,921 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $376,545,000. Amazon.com accounts for about 5.8% of Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,733,829,000. Mizuho Markets Cayman LP raised its position in Amazon.com by 2.9% during the third quarter. Mizuho Markets Cayman LP now owns 1,802 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $396,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Second Line Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 10.6% during the third quarter. Second Line Capital LLC now owns 25,359 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,568,000 after purchasing an additional 2,430 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.6% during the third quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 525,584 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $115,402,000 after purchasing an additional 13,380 shares in the last quarter. Finally, San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 4.4% in the third quarter. San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 51,590 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $11,328,000 after purchasing an additional 2,152 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Up 1.6%

AMZN stock opened at $215.20 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $221.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $226.43. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60. The company has a market cap of $2.31 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.01, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.40.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its earnings results 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 company 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: OpenAI–AWS government deal expands AWS addressable market — reports say OpenAI will sell access to its models to U.S. federal agencies via AWS (covers classified and unclassified work), which could accelerate high‑margin cloud revenue and strengthen AWS’s government pipeline. OpenAI to sell AI to US agencies through Amazon cloud unit, the Information reports
• Positive Sentiment: CEO says AI could double AWS revenue to $600B by 2036 — Andy Jassy’s projection positions AWS as a multi‑hundred‑billion‑dollar growth engine driven by AI workloads, supporting investor expectations for aggressive capex and monetization of AI services. Exclusive: Amazon CEO sees AI doubling his prior AWS sales projections to $600 billion by 2036
• Positive Sentiment: 1‑hour and 3‑hour delivery rollout targets faster same‑day commerce and fee revenue — Amazon expanded ultrafast paid delivery into many U.S. cities to compete with Walmart and quick‑commerce players; this can drive higher-frequency orders and new margin via fees. Amazon launches 1-hour shipping in US cities to challenge Walmart
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts stay constructive — recent analyst commentary and target increases (Needham, Wolfe Research and others) highlight upside based on AWS/AI momentum and retail recovery, supporting buyside interest. This Is The Cheapest Magnificent 7 Stock and the Best One to Buy Now, Says Top Analyst
• Neutral Sentiment: Appeals court pauses lower‑court order blocking Perplexity AI agents from visiting Amazon — legal uncertainty around AI scraping/agents is temporarily resolved, but the longer‑term policy and business impact for AMZN’s marketplace and traffic is unclear. Court Blocks Amazon Ban on Perplexity AI Agents
• Neutral Sentiment: Large bond issuance and revised hyperscaler debt forecasts — Amazon’s recent multi‑tranche bond activity and analysts’ revised expectations signal heavy capex funding for AI/data centers; seen as growth investment but increases leverage in the sector. Analysts revise AI hyperscaler debt forecasts after Amazon bond sale
• Negative Sentiment: Report: Amazon plans a drastic cut in packages sent through the U.S. Postal Service — a move to reallocate volume could lower logistics costs long‑term but risks transitional expense, regulatory scrutiny and vendor relations that could create near‑term volatility. Amazon plans drastic cut in packages it sends through post office, WSJ reports
• Negative Sentiment: Operational headwinds — articles report internal AI tools that are underperforming and a string of outages; those issues raise execution risk for productivity initiatives and could weigh on near‑term margins or customer experience. Inside Amazon: AI That’s Supposed to Boost Productivity Is Backfiring

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,835 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.82, for a total transaction of $1,406,779.70. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 522,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $107,512,341.02. The trade was a 1.29% 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, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the company’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 completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% 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 three months. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently weighed in on AMZN shares. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 1st. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Maxim Group increased their target price on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 target price (down from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group lowered their price target on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. One 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $286.93.

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.