Manitou Investment Management Ltd. Buys 4,574 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Manitou Investment Management Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 2.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 215,470 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,574 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises 8.3% of Manitou Investment Management Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Manitou Investment Management Ltd.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $47,311,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 10.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $885,478,000 after purchasing an additional 397,007 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $5,495,000 after buying an additional 986 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $442,481,000 after buying an additional 54,987 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,357,000 after buying an additional 1,518 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth $2,153,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $226.61, for a total transaction of $280,316.57. Following the completion of the sale, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the company’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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 6,273 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,360,613.70. This trade represents a 73.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 79,734 shares of company stock valued at $18,534,017. 10.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on AMZN. Desjardins raised their target price on Amazon.com to $218.00 in a report on Monday, December 8th. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $278.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $295.00 target price (up from $292.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Finally, CIBC boosted their price target on Amazon.com to $315.00 in a research note on Monday, October 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $296.21.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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 Trading Up 2.9%

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $233.06 on Tuesday. 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 business has a 50 day moving average price of $232.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $227.01. The company 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 announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.38. The firm 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.43 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.