Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Sold by Verum Partners LLC

04 Apr 2026, 12:08 by Danessa Lincoln · The Markets Daily

Verum Partners LLC lowered its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN – Free Report) by 23.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 14,353 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 4,399 shares during the period. Verum Partners LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $3,313,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of AMZN. American Capital Advisory LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 63.9% in the third quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC now owns 8,081 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,774,000 after acquiring an additional 3,152 shares during the period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the third quarter valued at $451,642,000. DJE Kapital AG grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 12.3% in the 2nd quarter. DJE Kapital AG now owns 1,037,443 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $229,890,000 after purchasing an additional 113,345 shares during the last quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 239,862 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $52,667,000 after purchasing an additional 4,558 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 1,145,151 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $251,441,000 after purchasing an additional 42,707 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total value of $3,642,860.22. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,930,094.10. This represents a 65.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,662,702. This trade represents a 2.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 72,686 shares of company stock worth $14,899,239. 9.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $209.77 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.25 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.26, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.38. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $213.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $224.38.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The business had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.86 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 1st. Daiwa Securities Group cut their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $310.00 price target (up from $304.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One investment 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $286.59.

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Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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)

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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.