Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN is Ethic Inc.’s 4th Largest Position

Ethic Inc. grew its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 747,081 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,210 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises approximately 2.7% of Ethic Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Ethic Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $164,037,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 worth $186,420,422,000 after acquiring an additional 17,447,045 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.4% in the 2nd 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 during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position 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 worth $47,332,625,000 after purchasing an additional 3,721,658 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 542,733.6% in 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 purchasing an additional 132,616,953 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,438,011,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Truist Financial set a $290.00 target price on Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Raymond James Financial increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Rothschild Redb cut shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Finally, Citizens Jmp reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. One investment 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 company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $296.21.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at approximately $479,070,771.40. This represents a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $226.61, for a total value of $280,316.57. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 26,148 shares in the company, valued at $5,925,398.28. This represents a 4.52% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 79,734 shares of company stock worth $18,534,017. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS enterprise traction — multiple partnership announcements (AUMOVIO autonomous-vehicle deal, TomTom integration) reinforce AWS as the primary growth engine and support upside from AI and cloud demand. Autonomous Vehicle Developer AUMOVIO to Use AWS Cloud and AI Capabilities
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness — several pieces note upgrades, buy ratings and higher price targets heading into 2026 on AWS strength, ad monetization and AI investments, supporting upside sentiment. Analysts set Amazon stock price target for 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Advertising and AI product momentum — coverage highlights Amazon’s ad business and Alexa+/AI initiatives as growing, higher-margin revenue streams that could lift profitability after heavy capital spending. Analysts Identify Multiple Catalysts for Amazon.com (AMZN) in 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Strategic investments narrative — some outlets argue Amazon’s recent capital spending (distribution, automation, AI) sets up durable returns (a “must-buy” thesis), but benefits depend on execution and timing. Why Amazon’s Spending Spree Makes It a Must-Buy Now
• Neutral Sentiment: Anthropic funding round — a large AI ecosystem raise (reported $10B at an eye-catching valuation) signals booming enterprise AI spend but also intensifies competition in AI services and model supply. Impact on AMZN is mixed. Anthropic signs term sheet for $10 billion funding round at $350 billion valuation
• Negative Sentiment: FTC settlement — Amazon is administering payouts under a reported $2.5 billion FTC settlement, a material cash outflow and a headline legal cost that can pressure sentiment. 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: Legal and regulatory risks — a federal judge allowed a Covid-era price-gouging suit to proceed, and Amazon is part of a challenge to Canadian disclosure rules for streamers, creating potential litigation and compliance costs. US judge allows Amazon Covid-era price gouging lawsuit to proceed
• Negative Sentiment: Retailer backlash over AI shopping tool — reports that Amazon’s “Shop Direct” scraping/testing has upset some online retailers could spark regulatory scrutiny, partner pushback or reputational risk if it escalates. Amazon’s AI shopping tool sparks backlash from online retailers that didn’t want websites scraped

Amazon.com Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $241.64 on Thursday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $258.60. The stock has a market cap of $2.58 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.13, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.37. The business has a fifty day moving average of $232.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $227.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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. 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $177.53 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.43 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

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.