Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Holdings Reduced by Beech Hill Advisors Inc.

Beech Hill Advisors Inc. decreased its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 14.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 30,651 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 5,180 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises about 3.1% of Beech Hill Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Beech Hill Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $6,730,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.1% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 849,721,601 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $186,420,422,000 after buying an additional 17,447,045 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.4% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 374,097,285 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $82,073,203,000 after buying an additional 5,163,208 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 216,717,657 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $47,332,625,000 after purchasing an additional 3,721,658 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 542,733.6% during the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 132,641,388 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $29,100,194,000 after purchasing an additional 132,616,953 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,438,011,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 22,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.03, for a total value of $5,500,660.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 493,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $123,391,555.21. This represents a 4.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $226.61, for a total transaction of $280,316.57. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 26,148 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,925,398.28. This trade represents a 4.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 82,234 shares of company stock valued at $19,076,767 in the last three months. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $285.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. DA Davidson upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. 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. Telsey Advisory Group upped their target price on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus 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. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $258.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The company has a market capitalization of $2.49 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a fifty day moving average of $231.09 and a 200 day moving average of $226.18.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $177.53 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.43 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

About Amazon.com

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.