Apollon Financial LLC Acquires 13,491 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Apollon Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 18.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 86,707 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 13,491 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for about 3.2% of Apollon Financial LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Apollon Financial LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $19,038,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on AMZN shares. Maxim Group boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $272.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Truist Financial set a $290.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $305.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, December 12th. CICC Research increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, UBS Group set a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, December 5th. One research 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $296.21.

Amazon.com Stock Up 2.9%

Amazon.com stock opened at $233.06 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.01. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one year high of $258.60. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $232.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $227.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.49 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.92, a P/E/G 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 (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.53 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.43 EPS. Amazon.com’s revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

More 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

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total transaction 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.94, for a total value 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 approximately $479,070,771.40. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 79,734 shares of company stock valued at $18,534,017. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.