Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Position Decreased by Bristlecone Advisors LLC

Bristlecone Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 22.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 122,211 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 35,109 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for about 2.2% of Bristlecone Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest position. Bristlecone Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $26,834,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. New York State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 8,027,804 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,762,665,000 after purchasing an additional 91,162 shares during the last quarter. Macroview Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Macroview Investment Management LLC now owns 1,834 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $403,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Reliant Investment Management LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 0.9% during the third quarter. Reliant Investment Management LLC now owns 36,440 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $8,001,000 after buying an additional 322 shares during the period. Washington Trust Bank raised its position in Amazon.com by 0.4% in the third quarter. Washington Trust Bank now owns 129,110 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $28,349,000 after acquiring an additional 475 shares during the period. Finally, Warwick Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 8.2% in the third quarter. Warwick Investment Management Inc. now owns 11,688 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,566,000 after acquiring an additional 882 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the company’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 value of $3,853,879.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 6,273 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,360,613.70. This represents a 73.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 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 owned 493,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $123,391,555.21. The trade was a 4.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 79,734 shares of company stock valued at $18,534,017 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect Amazon to beat Q4 estimates, highlighting potential near‑term revenue and operating‑income upside ahead of the February 5 earnings report; that guidance/preview potential supports the rally. Amazon tipped to top fourth quarter estimates as online spending remains stable
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street buy ratings and reiterated bullish notes (including recent Buy/Buy‑case commentary) underpin investor confidence in AWS growth and an AWS‑driven re‑rating story. Amazon: Buy Rating Backed by Near-Term Earnings Upside and AWS-Driven Re-Rating Potential
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is exiting its Amazon Fresh and Go formats to convert some locations into Whole Foods and expand same‑day grocery delivery — a pivot that can improve unit economics and focus capital on higher‑margin fulfillment/delivery services. Amazon converting Fresh supermarkets, Go stores to Whole Foods locations
• Neutral Sentiment: The broader Magnificent‑7 earnings cadence and investor attention on AI spending mean Amazon’s near‑term moves will be judged in the context of peers’ results and guidance; that amplifies volatility but doesn’t single out AMZN directionally. Magnificent 7 earnings season kicks off, spotlighting AI bets
• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft’s launch of the Maia 200 AI accelerator tightens competition among cloud providers on AI inference costs; this is a competitive factor for AWS margins but also validates the strategic importance of custom silicon across hyperscalers. Microsoft’s Maia 200: The Profit Engine AI Needs (AMZN)
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal headwinds: Amazon agreed to a returns‑policy settlement that will result in substantial refunds/charges to customers (reported as a large settlement and payout), creating a near‑term cash/expense hit and investor concern about compliance costs. Amazon agrees to pay consumers $309M in returns policy settlement
• Negative Sentiment: Cost/layoff headlines and heavy AI capex worries: coverage about potential job cuts and multibillion‑dollar AI spending has kept sentiment mixed, raising questions about near‑term margins even as AWS drives growth. That dynamic can cap gains and increase headline‑driven selling. Amazon Shares Stall as Job Cuts Loom Against $35B AI Spending | AMZN Stock

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on AMZN. UBS Group set a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research cut Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 1st. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price target (up previously from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, January 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $295.65.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Amazon.com stock opened at $244.68 on Wednesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $2.62 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.37. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $232.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $229.37.

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

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.