Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Stock Holdings Lifted by SS&H Financial Advisors Inc.

SS&H Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 7.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 41,080 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,778 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 2.8% of SS&H Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. SS&H Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $9,482,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at $27,438,011,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the first quarter valued at $11,674,091,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 22,085.8% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,177,557 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,671,634,000 after acquiring an additional 12,122,668 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 21.3% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 57,908,424 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $11,017,657,000 after acquiring an additional 10,176,835 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 11.3% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 94,284,962 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $20,702,362,000 after acquiring an additional 9,583,217 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $2,187,624.07. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,835 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.82, for a total transaction of $1,406,779.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 522,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $107,512,341.02. The trade was a 1.29% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 72,686 shares of company stock worth $14,899,239 over the last quarter. 9.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Acquisition accelerates space strategy — Amazon agreed to buy Globalstar (~$11.6B) to bolster its Amazon Leo/Kuiper efforts and enable direct-to-device services (and an Apple tie‑in). The deal is being treated as a long-term strategic catalyst that helped spark the recent rally. Amazon’s $11.6B Globalstar deal (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street backing and higher targets — Several firms (Citizens, Loop Capital, Rosenblatt, Goldman noted in coverage) have reiterated buys or raised targets citing the Globalstar deal and AWS AI tailwinds, supporting upside vs. current levels. Analyst support after Globalstar (TipRanks)
• Positive Sentiment: AWS & AI monetization angle — Coverage highlights a growing AI-services and custom‑chip opportunity (Fool pieces estimating a potential $50B external chip business), which would materially boost AWS margins and long‑term revenue. Amazon AI chip opportunity (Fool)
• Neutral Sentiment: Notable investor flows & positioning — Heavy call-option activity and bullish pieces (options, analyst bull cases) show elevated positioning ahead of earnings; that can amplify moves in either direction. Options volume ahead of earnings (Barchart)
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon-backed energy play IPO — X‑Energy, backed by Amazon, filed to raise up to $800M; indirect exposure to Amazon’s broader strategic investments but limited direct near-term impact on AMZN equity. X‑Energy IPO filing (TechCrunch)
• Negative Sentiment: Seller revolt over payout & ad changes — Hundreds of large third‑party sellers staged an ad boycott over new payout and ad-payment policies (and a temporary fuel surcharge), which could pressure marketplace ad revenue and merchant sentiment if it persists. Seller ad boycott (CNBC)
• Negative Sentiment: Legal & safety headlines — A class-action alleging Fire TV slowdown and a reported worker death at an Oregon facility add regulatory, reputational and potential legal risk that can dent sentiment. Fire TV lawsuit (NYPost) Worker death at facility (TechCrunch)

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $248.50 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $2.67 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.66, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.38. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $212.41 and its 200 day moving average is $224.70. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $165.29 and a 1 year high of $258.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.86 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on AMZN. Maxim Group lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Tigress Financial lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $305.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 6th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Finally, Wedbush dropped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $340.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $287.29.

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.