Andrew Hill Investment Advisors Inc. Buys 5,488 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Andrew Hill Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 46.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 17,340 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 5,488 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 3.0% of Andrew Hill Investment Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Andrew Hill Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $3,807,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Carderock Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at $27,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 81.9% in the 2nd quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Ryan Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at about $48,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 23.5% during the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Access Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth about $74,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.00, for a total transaction of $209,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,170 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,670,610. The trade was a 11.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $226.61, for a total value of $280,316.57. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 26,148 shares in the company, 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 have sold a total of 79,734 shares of company stock worth $18,534,017 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on AMZN. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $295.00 target price (up from $292.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. DA Davidson raised their price objective on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Guggenheim upgraded Amazon.com to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. UBS Group set a $300.00 target price on Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $315.00 price target (up previously from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $295.50.

Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN opened at $232.53 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $231.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $226.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.49 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.37. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $177.53 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 11.06% and a return on equity of 23.62%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.43 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Evercore / senior analysts name Amazon as a top large‑cap internet pick for 2026, citing resilient consumer demand and AWS momentum — a catalyst for continued buyside interest and upward price targets. Mark Mahaney names his favourite internet stocks for 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street upgrade momentum: MarketBeat highlights Amazon among the most upgraded names and notes broad analyst confidence into the next earnings window — supportive for price if AWS growth and beats continue. The 5 Most Upgraded Stocks from 2025: Double-Digit Upside in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: TipRanks frames Amazon’s aggressive investment cycle and AI/AWS tailwinds as a long‑term growth story (the firm projects a push toward the $3T market‑cap territory), which keeps buy‑side conviction despite short‑term spending. Amazon Forecast 2026: Tech Giant Eyes $3 Trillion Club
• Neutral Sentiment: Balance-sheet resiliency: Zacks includes AMZN among names with solid interest‑coverage, underscoring financial strength that helps absorb CapEx and cyclical shocks. 4 Stocks With Solid Interest Coverage to Navigate the 2026 Market
• Neutral Sentiment: Legal/regulatory watch: Amazon filed support in a SCOTUS brief backing Flowers Foods on delivery‑driver classification — a win if courts limit broad gig‑worker reclassification, but the issue remains a policy risk to labor costs. Amazon backs Flowers Foods at SCOTUS on delivery driver legal status
• Negative Sentiment: Rising diesel prices are a near‑term headwind for Amazon’s logistics costs: supply‑driven diesel surges (despite weak freight volumes) point to higher shipping expense and margin pressure into Q1. A Christmas Stress Test: Why Diesel Pricing Stress Means Profits
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy AI/data‑center CapEx remains a two‑edged sword: Market coverage notes Amazon spent large sums on data centers and AI in 2025, which pressured free cash flow — investors must balance near‑term FCF impact vs. longer‑term AWS monetization. How the Mag 7’s 2025 Laggards Could Turn Into 2026 Winners
• Negative Sentiment: Political/regulatory rhetoric heats up: public calls (e.g., Senator Sanders) to tax or restrict automation add headline risk around Amazon’s robotics/AI labor strategy — potential for policy pushback that could affect costs or public perception. Bernie Sanders Says Companies Like Amazon Would Replace Workers With Robots

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.