Pacer Advisors Inc. Decreases Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Pacer Advisors Inc. lessened its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,088,055 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 64,895 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $238,904,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Carderock Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 81.9% during the second quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Ryan Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at $48,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 23.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Access Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter worth about $74,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com News Summary

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.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 directly owned 26,148 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,925,398.28. This represents a 4.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.94, for a total transaction of $4,311,031.68. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,208,310 shares in the company, valued at $479,070,771.40. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 79,734 shares of company stock worth $18,534,017 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on AMZN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $305.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, December 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, November 24th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group set a $300.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $295.50.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $230.82 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.47 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.01. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $232.06 and its 200 day moving average is $226.61. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one year high of $258.60.

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

Amazon.com Company 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.