FCG Investment Co Raises Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

FCG Investment Co increased its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 6.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 36,747 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 2,271 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for about 3.8% of FCG Investment Co’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. FCG Investment Co’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $8,069,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.6% in the third quarter. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 217,536 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $47,765,000 after acquiring an additional 1,305 shares during the last quarter. Rise Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 8.5% in the 3rd quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 11,680 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,565,000 after purchasing an additional 915 shares in the last quarter. Agate Pass Investment Management LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 14.1% during the 3rd quarter. Agate Pass Investment Management LLC now owns 26,987 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,926,000 after purchasing an additional 3,334 shares during the last quarter. Ipswich Investment Management Co. Inc. grew its position in Amazon.com by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Ipswich Investment Management Co. Inc. now owns 48,955 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $10,749,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osprey Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,022,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

AMZN opened at $227.35 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $229.52 and its 200 day moving average is $225.65. The company has a market cap of $2.43 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.11, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.37. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $161.38 and a 12-month high of $258.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.38. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.62% and a net margin of 11.06%.The firm had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.53 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.43 EPS. Amazon.com’s revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 22,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.03, for a total transaction of $5,500,660.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 493,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $123,391,555.21. The trade was a 4.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.94, for a total transaction of $4,311,031.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,208,310 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $479,070,771.40. This represents a 0.89% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 82,234 shares of company stock valued at $19,076,767. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon Now — MarketBeat highlights Amazon’s December launch of “Amazon Now” (ultra‑fast urban delivery) as a potential catalyst: faster fulfillment could raise order frequency, deepen Prime engagement and become a meaningful 2026 growth lever if margins hold. Amazon Now Delivery Push Could Boost Its 2026 Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: OpenAI talks / chip deal — Reports that OpenAI is in talks with Amazon about a large strategic investment and potentially using Amazon’s custom chips would be a direct revenue and strategic win for AWS/Graviton/Trainium silicon and strengthens AMZN’s positioning in AI infrastructure. OpenAI and Amazon in talks for $10 billion funding deal
• Positive Sentiment: AI leadership & org changes — Amazon named a senior AWS veteran to lead a unified AI/chip/quantum organization, a move investors view as accelerating AI R&D and productization that could widen AWS’s competitive moat. Amazon Names New AI Chief To Take On OpenAI, Google & Microsoft
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism — Several firms (including BMO, Bank of America and others) have reaffirmed Buy ratings or raised price targets (BMO to $304), keeping bullish analyst support that helps underpin the rally. BMO Capital Markets Increases Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Price Target to $304.00
• Neutral Sentiment: Grid / power access ruling — A FERC decision to ease colocation of data centers with power plants reduces a potential infrastructure bottleneck for hyperscalers like AWS, but raises regulatory and grid‑cost allocation questions that are mixed for near‑term margins. Feds pave the way for Big Tech to plug data centers right into power plants
• Negative Sentiment: Talent loss to Starbucks — Starbucks hired Anand Varadarajan, a longtime Amazon grocery/supply chain tech leader, which is a small execution risk for Amazon’s grocery tech bench and highlights competition for senior talent. Starbucks hires Amazon grocery tech leader as new CTO amid turnaround push
• Negative Sentiment: Legal & governance pressure — Ongoing litigation tied to delivery‑driver accidents and investor demands for disclosures on immigration policy impacts add legal and operational risk that could pressure costs or require new disclosures. Charleston-Based Law Firm Yarborough Applegate Leads Nation in Holding Amazon Accountable for Delivery Driver Wrecks Exclusive: Amazon, Walmart shareholder pushes firms to report impact of Trump’s immigration policies

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group set a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Maxim Group upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $272.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Zacks Research upgraded Amazon.com from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Truist Financial set a $290.00 price target on Amazon.com in a report on Friday, October 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $295.50.

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.