Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. Has $16.46 Million Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd. reduced its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 74,954 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 3,288 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 0.5% of Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Analyst IMS Investment Management Services Ltd.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $16,457,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Carderock Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 81.9% in the 2nd quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the period. Ryan Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $48,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 23.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Access Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at approximately $74,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $246.29 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.63 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $258.60. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $233.16 and a 200-day moving average of $227.46.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.53 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.62% and a net margin of 11.06%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.43 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories 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)

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 6,273 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,360,613.70. This trade represents a 73.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the director directly owned 26,148 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,925,398.28. This represents a 4.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 79,734 shares of company stock valued at $18,534,017 over the last three months. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMZN has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Susquehanna set a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Mizuho cut shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Guggenheim upgraded shares of Amazon.com to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $305.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, BNP Paribas started coverage on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, November 24th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. 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, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $295.23.

Amazon.com 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.