Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH Takes Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH bought a new position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 50,000 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock, valued at approximately $11,541,000. Amazon.com comprises approximately 6.9% of Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Fairway Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 113.2% during the 3rd 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 purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in 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 worth $53,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the period. Cooksen Wealth LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 23.5% in the 2nd 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 Amazon.com by 62.3% in the 3rd quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,930,094.10. The trade was a 65.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total transaction of $2,187,624.07. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $199.34 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.14 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.80, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.40. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $216.42 and its 200 day moving average is $225.20. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $258.60. 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 (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Monness Crespi & Hardt cut their target price on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $300.00 target price (down from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Barclays restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $286.66.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS AI demand and bank price‑target lifts — Citi and JPMorgan raised price targets and highlighted surging demand for AWS AI capacity, which supports Amazon’s high-margin cloud growth thesis. As Demand for AWS’ AI Surges, Citi and JPMorgan Raise Amazon Price Targets
• Positive Sentiment: Bull case from sell‑side: Bernstein and other analysts point to Amazon as an AI/cloud winner alongside Nvidia, reinforcing longer‑term AI revenue upside for AWS and custom silicon. Bernstein Says Qualcomm Isn’t an AI Winner…
• Positive Sentiment: Robotics/automation expansion — Amazon’s acquisition of Fauna Robotics (humanoid/consumer robotics) and continued investment in delivery/warehouse automation support cost savings and longer‑term efficiency gains for logistics. Deal Dispatch: Amazon Acquires Fauna Robotics
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and mixed estimates — Several analysts and firms have reiterated buy ratings or nudged targets higher (including JPMorgan, Citigroup, Tigress), while small estimate tweaks from the likes of Erste show modest model revisions rather than a major shift. Amazon.com Stock Price Expected to Rise, Tigress Financial Analyst Says
• Neutral Sentiment: Prime/fulfillment pilots could broaden reach — Tests that let merchants offer Prime shipping externally (multi‑channel fulfillment) may expand Prime’s ecosystem, but benefits will be gradual. Amazon testing Prime benefits on third‑party sites
• Negative Sentiment: Executive departures at Annapurna Labs / Trainium chip team — Reports of a senior AI‑chip product leader leaving (a second notable exit in months) raise execution and timeline concerns for Amazon’s custom silicon initiatives. Amazon AI chip product leader leaves Annapurna Labs faces second executive exit
• Negative Sentiment: Macro and market risk — Rising crude oil and Middle East uncertainty have dragged markets lower and hit tech stocks broadly this week, amplifying downside pressure on AMZN despite company‑specific positives. US Equity Markets End Lower After Crude Oil Climbs Tech stocks suffer worst week in nearly a year
• Negative Sentiment: AI capex / credit concerns — Coverage highlighting a large AI‑related debt build and investor unease about heavy AI capex can pressure sentiment while Amazon invests aggressively in GPUs, data centers, and custom chips. AI debt tsunami and JPMorgan risk tools
• Negative Sentiment: Sentiment risks from capex/guidance and insider sales — Articles flag higher capex guidance as a near‑term headwind, and visible insider selling activity can add to short‑term downside pressure. Key Risks To Watch Insider selling and market impact data

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.