Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Has $1.17 Billion Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,342,389 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 120,099 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 1.5% of Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned 0.05% of Amazon.com worth $1,173,028,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Carderock Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Amazon.com by 81.9% in the 2nd quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Ryan Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at about $48,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 23.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% in the third quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amazon.com Stock Up 0.4%

AMZN opened at $239.12 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $232.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $228.61. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60. The stock has a market cap of $2.56 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 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 (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $180.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.53 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 11.06% and a return on equity of 23.62%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.43 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated 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. The trade was a 4.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 8,173 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.03, for a total transaction of $2,043,495.19. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 80,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,009,900.90. This represents a 9.27% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 79,734 shares of company stock worth $18,534,017. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on AMZN. DZ Bank reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, October 31st. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $304.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Telsey Advisory Group increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Maxim Group lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $272.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, New Street Research boosted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $340.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $295.96.

Amazon.com News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: AWS launches a Europe-only “sovereign cloud,” helping Amazon win government and regulated enterprise business in the EU — a revenue and margin tailwind for AWS. Amazon launches new Europe-based cloud service
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and research pieces point to AWS re-accelerating (cited ~20% growth, large backlog, heavy AI investment) — supports higher-margin service revenue outlook. Amazon vs. Oracle: Which Cloud Computing Stock is the Better Buy Now?
• Positive Sentiment: Evercore highlights Rufus, Amazon’s AI shopping assistant, as a driver for e-commerce monetization and higher conversion/ads revenue. AI product traction supports longer-term margin expansion. AI-Shopping Assistant Rufus to Drive Amazon e-Commerce Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon joined Wikimedia’s commercial enterprise for AI training access — strengthens access to training data for its LLM/AI efforts and signals cooperation with major content providers. Wikipedia parent partners with Amazon, Meta, Perplexity on AI access
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon secured a U.S. copper supply deal (Rio Tinto) to support fast-growing AI data-center construction — reduces a key bottleneck for capex-driven AWS expansion. Rio Tinto to supply copper to Amazon for AI data centers
• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs raised its price target to $300 and reiterated Buy, reinforcing bullish analyst momentum and supporting investor appetite. Goldman Sachs adjusts price target on Amazon.com to $300
• Neutral Sentiment: Nigeria issued satellite permits to Kuiper (Amazon’s broadband unit), a longer-term growth signal for Kuiper but limited near-term revenue impact. Nigeria grants satellite permits to BeetleSat, Satelio and Amazon’s Kuiper
• Neutral Sentiment: Long-horizon bullish takes (e.g., forecasts that Amazon could reach $1T revenue by 2028) keep investor enthusiasm but are speculative and distant from near-term earnings. Amazon Will Be America’s First $1T Revenue Company
• Negative Sentiment: Legal dispute over Saks Global’s bankruptcy: Amazon says its $475M stake is now worthless and has warned of “drastic remedies.” Ongoing litigation and potential losses create headline risk and near-term uncertainty. Amazon threatens ‘drastic action’ after Saks bankruptcy
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage and some analysts are cautious (Cantor Fitzgerald cut its target), and a U.S. judge rejected Amazon’s first attempt to block Saks’ financing — these items add legal/analyst-driven pressure on sentiment. Cantor Fitzgerald reduces PT on Amazon

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.