Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Purchased by Shaker Investments LLC OH

Shaker Investments LLC OH grew its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 31.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 30,283 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,307 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises about 2.7% of Shaker Investments LLC OH’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest position. Shaker Investments LLC OH’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $6,649,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in AMZN. Carderock Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 81.9% during the 2nd quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Ryan Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at $48,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 23.5% in the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Access Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth $74,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Alexa+ moves to the web and CES product updates massively raise Amazon’s AI playbook — a browser-based Alexa and fresh Fire TV / Bee device announcements increase addressable user engagement, which can drive AWS usage, advertising monetization and platform stickiness. Amazon lets some users chat with Alexa+ on the web in bid to take on ChatGPT
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are lifting targets and becoming more bullish: Jefferies and other firms have raised price targets and many analysts revised estimates higher after Q4, signaling potential upside from reaccelerating AWS growth and AI monetization. This institutional re-rating supports buying flows. Jefferies Top Analyst Boosts Price Targets on Amazon and Alphabet Stocks
• Positive Sentiment: Research suggesting AI shopping tools and agentic features could add material revenue — analysts and boutiques highlight multi‑billion dollar upside from AI-driven shopping, recommendations and automation that expand margins over time. That underpins the bullish medium‑term thesis. AI shopping tools could add $31 billion revenue by 2028
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail investor interest remains strong — Amazon tops retail polls and is featured on several “stocks to own” lists, which can support retail inflows but isn’t a fundamental catalyst by itself. 5 Stocks Retail Investors Are Betting on for 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Jeff Bezos’ 2025 stock sales (~$5.7B) drew headlines — large insider sales can spook some investors even if they’re often for diversification or other personal reasons; monitor for any pattern of incremental insider selling. Jeff Bezos Sold $5.7 Billion of Amazon Stock in 2025
• Neutral Sentiment: Regional and policy items (e.g., Chinese e‑commerce tax pressure, Brazilian conservation pact news) are background risks for global marketplace operations but are not immediate company earnings shocks. Stay aware of regulatory and macro developments in key markets. Chinese eCommerce Sellers Say New Tax ‘Will Kill Us’
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk: a U.S. judge denied Amazon’s bid to dismiss a consumer price‑gouging class action tied to the pandemic — this keeps the case alive and raises potential litigation costs, damages exposure and reputational risk. Investors will watch any developments and potential settlements. Amazon must face price gouging lawsuit, US judge rules

Amazon.com Stock Up 2.9%

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $233.06 on Tuesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one 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 stock has a fifty day moving average price of $232.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $227.01. The stock has a market cap of $2.49 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.37.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on AMZN shares. BNP Paribas started coverage on Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, November 24th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. China Renaissance boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $278.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Rothschild Redb lowered shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $296.21.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total value of $3,853,879.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 6,273 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 accessible through this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 22,000 shares of the business’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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 493,507 shares in the company, valued at $123,391,555.21. The trade was a 4.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 79,734 shares of company stock worth $18,534,017 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

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.