Iams Wealth Management LLC Acquires 3,113 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Iams Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 32.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 12,677 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 3,113 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 1.1% of Iams Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. Iams Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,783,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at about $11,102,000. ARK Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 8.3% during the 2nd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 1,140,494 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $250,213,000 after purchasing an additional 86,978 shares during the period. Buckhead Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 16.1% during the 2nd quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC now owns 28,407 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,232,000 after purchasing an additional 3,948 shares during the period. Flaharty Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 87.7% in the 1st quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC now owns 5,088 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $968,000 after buying an additional 2,377 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd increased its position in Amazon.com by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd now owns 1,136,311 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $249,295,000 after buying an additional 63,924 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on AMZN. Daiwa Capital Markets increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $254.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Citizens Jmp reissued a “market outperform” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Telsey Advisory Group boosted their price objective 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. HSBC upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $295.00 target price (up from $292.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $295.50.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.94, for a total value of $4,311,031.68. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,208,310 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $479,070,771.40. This represents a 0.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through 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 stock was sold at an average price of $226.61, for a total transaction of $280,316.57. Following the sale, the director directly owned 26,148 shares in the company, valued at $5,925,398.28. This represents a 4.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 79,734 shares of company stock valued at $18,534,017. 9.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Stores Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Top analysts are more constructive on Amazon’s 2026 outlook, highlighting improving AWS growth and an upgraded earnings trajectory that could lift sentiment into the new year. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat’s pre-earnings note argues the stock is coiling for a breakout: analysts (including Evercore) remain bullish, AWS momentum is a key upside catalyst, and earnings in late Jan/early Feb are the likely trigger. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Several investor pieces (The Motley Fool lists) continue to include Amazon among top AI plays, reinforcing the narrative that AMZN has a defendable AI/infra + distribution moat that supports longer-term multiple expansion. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Media/commentator endorsements (e.g., Jim Cramer coverage) keep retail/technical buyers engaged, helping prevent deeper selloffs while the market waits for earnings confirmation. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Price-target chatter and retail-focused forecasts (including a $300 target timeline) keep attention on upside scenarios but are speculative and unlikely to move the stock absent fundamental beats. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Long-term investor pieces reiterate Amazon’s multi-industry advantages and suggest buy-and-hold conviction — supportive for patient investors but not an immediate catalyst. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational note: Amazon will let employees stuck in India due to visa delays work remotely until March — a personnel/HR item with limited direct impact on results. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Reminder of 2025 underperformance: AMZN trailed the S&P 500 last year (TipRanks notes ~5% gain vs. ~18% for SPY), which keeps some investors skeptical and could amplify selling if near-term results disappoint. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Technical risk: the stock has been range-bound for months and failed a November breakout; if earnings or AWS guidance disappoint, the same consolidation could turn into a meaningful pullback. Read More.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of AMZN opened at $230.82 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.47 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $232.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $226.61.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.38. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.62% and a net margin of 11.06%.The company had revenue of $180.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.53 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.43 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS 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.