Clarius Group LLC Trims Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Clarius Group LLC lowered its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 291,295 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 15,367 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 3.8% of Clarius Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Clarius Group LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $63,960,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter worth approximately $11,102,000. ARK Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 8.3% during the 2nd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 1,140,494 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $250,213,000 after purchasing an additional 86,978 shares during the last quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 16.1% in the 2nd quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC now owns 28,407 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $6,232,000 after purchasing an additional 3,948 shares during the period. Flaharty Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 87.7% in the 1st quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC now owns 5,088 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $968,000 after purchasing an additional 2,377 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 6.0% during the second quarter. Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd now owns 1,136,311 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $249,295,000 after buying an additional 63,924 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on AMZN. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $305.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Rothschild Redb cut Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Susquehanna set a $300.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $295.50.

Amazon.com Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $232.52 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $258.60. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $231.09 and a 200-day moving average price of $226.12. The company has a market cap of $2.49 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.37.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.38. The company had revenue of $180.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $177.53 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.62% and a net margin of 11.06%.Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.43 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total transaction of $3,853,879.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 6,273 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,360,613.70. The trade was a 73.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 8,173 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.03, for a total transaction of $2,043,495.19. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 80,030 shares in the company, valued at $20,009,900.90. This represents a 9.27% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 82,234 shares of company stock valued at $19,076,767. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and retail outlets are pitching Amazon as a buy heading into 2026 on expected cloud demand and AI-driven data center spending; this supportive narrative is helping sentiment. Is Amazon Stock a Buy Ahead of 2026?
• Positive Sentiment: Long-term bulls list AMZN among top “buy and hold” or top Magnificent Seven picks for 2026 because of AWS scale and retail cash generation — a reason investors accumulate on weakness. If I Could Buy Only 1 “Magnificent Seven” Stock in 2026, This Would Be It
• Positive Sentiment: Sector‑wide rebound in tech and easing AI fears helped AMZN get a lift in a thin holiday market, per analysts noting improving sentiment for large cloud names. The Zacks Analyst Blog Analog Devices, Amazon.com and Fortive
• Neutral Sentiment: Pieces comparing Amazon to Microsoft frame AMZN as a core cloud/AI play but stress tradeoffs (retail exposure, capex) — useful for positioning but not a clear near‑term price catalyst. Amazon vs. Microsoft: Which Stock Is a Better Buy for 2026 and Beyond?
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary notes AMZN’s unique mix (retail + AWS) and underperformance vs. peers; that creates both upside if cloud execution accelerates and vulnerability if it lags. Tech Corner: AMZN Underperformance & Unique Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: NVIDIA’s $20B Groq deal tightens competition for low‑latency inference hardware — a development that could raise AWS infrastructure costs or force Amazon to accelerate capex to stay competitive. This is a material industry risk for AMZN’s cloud franchise. NVIDIA’s $20B Groq Deal Is a Warning Shot to AI Rivals (AMZN)
• Negative Sentiment: Operational risk resurfaced after an AWS outage on Dec. 24, reigniting concerns about cloud reliability and monopoly risks — outages can spur customer migrations or pricing pressure. Amazon Web Service’s Christmas Eve Outage Reignites Concerns Over Cloud Monopoly Risks
• Negative Sentiment: Critical takes and warnings highlight valuation/operational flags and note some institutional selling — items that could pressure near‑term price action if they gather momentum. Amazon Stock Faces Dangers – Here Are Some Warning Signs

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.