Valley National Advisers Inc. Cuts Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Valley National Advisers Inc. trimmed its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 32,882 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 2,444 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises about 1.1% of Valley National Advisers Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Valley National Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $7,219,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.1% during 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 buying an additional 17,447,045 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted 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 worth $82,073,203,000 after acquiring an additional 5,163,208 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Amazon.com by 1.7% during 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 acquiring an additional 3,721,658 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 542,733.6% in 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 acquiring an additional 132,616,953 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,438,011,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 6,273 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,360,613.70. This trade represents a 73.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 22,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.03, for a total transaction of $5,500,660.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 493,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $123,391,555.21. This represents a 4.27% decrease in their position. 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 over the last ninety days. 10.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Amazon.com Stock Up 3.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $240.95 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.58 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.37. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $232.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $227.23. 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.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 23.62% and a net margin of 11.06%.The company 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 business earned $1.43 EPS. Amazon.com’s revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS wins and enterprise AI deals bolster growth visibility — AUMOVIO picked AWS as its preferred cloud to accelerate autonomous-vehicle development, highlighting continued enterprise demand for AWS AI/cloud services. Autonomous Vehicle Developer AUMOVIO to Use AWS Cloud and AI Capabilities
• Positive Sentiment: Alexa+ web push intensifies AI competition and monetization paths — Amazon launched browser-based Alexa+ (Alexa.com) to compete with ChatGPT/Gemini, expanding AI reach beyond devices and supporting the narrative of higher future engagement and ad/commerce monetization. Amazon lets some users chat with Alexa+ on the web in bid to take on ChatGPT
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and price-target lifts reinforce upside — Jefferies and other sell‑side calls have raised targets/ratings on AMZN, reflecting confidence in AWS reacceleration, ad growth and AI monetization which supports the rally. AMZN, GOOGL: Jefferies Top Analyst Boosts Price Targets on Amazon and Alphabet Stocks
• Positive Sentiment: Ads and cloud momentum cited as core bull case — Coverage and commentary highlight Amazon’s ad business closing gaps with peers and AWS reacceleration as primary profit drivers, supporting multiple expansion. Why These 3 Mega-Caps Could Still Surprise Investors in 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: New product launches and partner ecosystem updates — Third‑party tools (atom11 Ads copilot) and integrations (TomTom/Alexa in‑vehicle work, Zenity on AWS Marketplace) expand the ecosystem but are incremental to core revenue today. atom11 Launches Neo, Award-Winning Amazon Ads Copilot for Amazon Sellers
• Neutral Sentiment: Ring expands into commercial surveillance — New Ring trailers for parking lots can add revenue but raise privacy/regulatory considerations; impact is modest vs. AWS/ads. Amazon’s Ring Unit Debuts Surveillance Trailers for Parking Lots
• Negative Sentiment: Merchant backlash over AI shopping tool (Shop Direct) raises operational and reputational risk — Some retailers say Amazon scraped listings and listed their products without permission, creating potential reseller friction or regulatory scrutiny for the new shopping agents. Amazon’s AI shopping tool sparks backlash from online retailers that didn’t want websites scraped
• Negative Sentiment: Large FTC settlement payout underway — Amazon is distributing checks as part of a reported $2.5 billion FTC settlement, a material cash outflow and negative near-term headline. Amazon is cutting checks to millions of customers as part of a $2.5 billion FTC settlement. Here’s who qualifies and how to get paid
• Negative Sentiment: Price‑gouging lawsuit allowed to proceed — A federal judge denied Amazon’s motion to dismiss a COVID-era price‑gouging suit; continued litigation adds legal risk and potential liabilities. Amazon must face price gouging lawsuit, US judge rules

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on AMZN. Citigroup reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, November 24th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday. UBS Group set a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Roth Capital boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $296.21.

Amazon.com Company Profile

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.