First American Bank grew its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN – Free Report) by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 247,031 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,443 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up about 3.4% of First American Bank’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. First American Bank’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $54,241,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Barlow Wealth Partners Inc. grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.4% in the second quarter. Barlow Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 12,565 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,763,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Ridgecrest Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Ridgecrest Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,399 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,843,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Probity Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Probity Advisors Inc. now owns 12,157 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,667,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. IMPACTfolio LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 1,225 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $269,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Finally, Union Savings Bank grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 10,723 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,510,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on AMZN. Maxim Group increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $272.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, October 31st. New Street Research increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $270.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Citigroup restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $285.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. One 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $295.23.
Insider Transactions 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 shares were sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total value of $3,853,879.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 6,273 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,360,613.70. The trade was a 73.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $226.61, for a total transaction of $280,316.57. Following the sale, the director owned 26,148 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,925,398.28. The trade was a 4.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 79,734 shares of company stock worth $18,534,017. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.
Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AWS strength and bullish analyst notes are driving optimism — MarketBeat says Amazon “starts 2026 strong,” citing AWS growth, pre-earnings momentum, and reiterated/raised price targets from firms including Wolfe Research and Jefferies. Amazon Starts 2026 Strong—What It Could Mean for the Year
- Positive Sentiment: AWS cleared a major Options Clearing Corporation security review, and BMO raised its AMZN price target to $304 — a credibility boost for AWS with large, regulated clients and a near-term catalyst for multiple analyst upgrades. AWS Clears OCC Security Review as BMO Raises Amazon PT to $304
- Positive Sentiment: Regulatory risk eased in Europe: Reuters reports big tech, including Amazon, avoided the strictest provisions in an EU digital rule overhaul — reduces a major policy overhang for large platform stocks. Big Tech Spared Strict Rules in EU Digital Rule Overhaul
- Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s ecosystem partnerships continue to expand (e.g., distribution or platform ties referenced in coverage such as a Roku collaboration), which can support ad and device distribution but are incremental to the AWS-led story. Roku Stock Has More Than 30% Upside, Says Evercore
- Neutral Sentiment: Amazon Business added an EcoVadis integration to surface sustainability ratings for sellers — a niche product improvement that may help B2B sales over time. Amazon Business Store Enables Sellers To Display EcoVadis Sustainability Performance
- Neutral Sentiment: Large private AI funding (Anthropic) and broader AI investment trends lift the sector — this is a market-level tailwind for AWS but not unique to Amazon. Anthropic Signs Term Sheet for $10 Billion Funding Round
- Negative Sentiment: Merchant complaints about an Amazon AI tool allegedly listing products without seller knowledge raise reputational and merchant-relations risks that could attract regulatory or platform-friction headlines. Amazon AI Tool Blindsides Merchants
- Negative Sentiment: Workplace policy stories (requests for employees to list accomplishments; new RTO monitoring) may dent morale and create negative press — usually low-impact to fundamentals but worth monitoring. Amazon Demands Proof of Productivity From Employees
- Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling flagged in data summaries can worry some investors about timing of executive stock moves (though many sales are routine); treat as a watch item rather than a definitive signal. Amazon Stock Opinions on AWS Growth and AI Investments (QuiverQuant)
Amazon.com Price Performance
AMZN opened at $246.29 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.63 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.79, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.37. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $233.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $227.46. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $161.38 and a 12-month high of $258.60.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. The company 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 revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.43 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share 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.
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