Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 86,971,840 shares, a growth of 21.1% from the January 29th total of 71,847,643 shares. Currently, 0.9% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 78,781,734 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 78,781,734 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.9% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $208.73 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $225.79 and its 200-day moving average price is $227.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Amazon.com has a twelve month low of $161.38 and a twelve month high of $258.60. The company has a market capitalization of $2.24 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.11, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.40.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). The business 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Amazon.com will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the business’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 value of $3,642,860.22. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,930,094.10. The trade was a 65.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.18, for a total transaction of $4,077,336.96. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,238,118 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $459,217,051.24. This trade represents a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 70,686 shares of company stock worth $14,484,489. 10.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in Amazon.com in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,868,735,000. J. Stern & Co. LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 20,598.0% in the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 87,982,814 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $20,308,193,000 after acquiring an additional 87,557,736 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter valued at $11,674,091,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 879.4% during the 4th quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 27,862,400 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,431,199,000 after purchasing an additional 25,017,588 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 849,721,601 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $186,420,422,000 after purchasing an additional 17,447,045 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $265.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Wedbush reduced their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $340.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Zacks Research lowered Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 1st. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $260.00 price target (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $304.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $287.29.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman and other analysts called Amazon’s strategic partnership and investment commitment with OpenAI a strong competitive proof point for AWS’s AI positioning, supporting upside to cloud revenue and customer workloads. Amazon’s OpenAI tie-up ‘positive proof’ for AI growth, Goldman says
• Positive Sentiment: AWS revenue is accelerating (recently +24% YoY) and analysts point to faster cloud growth and lofty price targets that underpin a rebound thesis after the February selloff. Amazon’s Drop Was Loud, But Its Rebound Could Be Louder
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding AI/data infrastructure — buying George Washington University’s Virginia campus and investing heavily in Spain — moves that scale AWS capacity for AI workloads. Those investments support long‑term AWS monetization. Amazon (AMZN) Invests $427 Million in New AI Data Hub
• Positive Sentiment: Product & logistics innovation persists — Amazon launched a 15‑minute delivery rollout in Brazil and rolled out an AI “Canvas” for sellers, which could boost marketplace engagement and unit economics over time. Amazon Deploys 15-Minute Delivery in Brazil Expansion Amazon Gives Sellers an Agentic Window Into Their Business
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is pruning non-core apps (Wondery app and Wondery+ subscription will close), a limited consumer-facing re‑org that is unlikely to move revenues materially. Amazon Is Shutting Down The Wondery App
• Negative Sentiment: Operational disruption: AWS confirmed drone strikes and fire damage at data centers in the UAE and Bahrain, causing outages and prompting customer migrations and prolonged recovery risk — a clear near‑term negative for reliability and reputation in the region. Amazon data center unit says drone strikes damaged UAE and Bahrain facilities
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical fallout prompted Amazon to temporarily close corporate offices in the Middle East and disrupted some services — a catalyst for short‑term declines amid broader market risk. Nvidia, Amazon temporarily close Dubai offices, Google employees stranded amid U.S.-Iran war
• Negative Sentiment: Financial concern: the market remains sensitive to Amazon’s planned ~ $200B capex and a steep free‑cash‑flow decline last year — a spending profile that explains prior heavy selling and keeps short‑term downside risk elevated. Amazon’s Drop Was Loud, But Its Rebound Could Be Louder
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and some hedge‑fund trimming have been reported, which can weigh on sentiment even if driven by routine portfolio moves. Amazon Stock (AMZN) Opinions on Data Center Acquisition and Middle East Disruptions

Amazon.com Company 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.