Valmark Advisers Inc. Lowers Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Valmark Advisers Inc. trimmed its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 16.5% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 51,457 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 10,160 shares during the quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $11,298,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 12.0% in the third quarter. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,539 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $777,000 after buying an additional 380 shares during the period. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.5% in the third quarter. Trueblood Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,351 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,053,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Mainsail Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 19.9% in the third quarter. Mainsail Financial Group LLC now owns 1,499 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $329,000 after acquiring an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. Pioneer Trust Bank N A OR raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Pioneer Trust Bank N A OR now owns 61,560 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $13,517,000 after acquiring an additional 1,250 shares during the period. Finally, Pasadena Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Pasadena Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,629 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $4,529,000 after acquiring an additional 596 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analyst upgrades and bullish commentary lift sentiment — TD Cowen raised its price target (reportedly to $315) and Scotiabank raised its target to $300, while coverage noting substantial upside from consensus targets has pushed expectations higher. Analyst Remains Bullish on Amazon
• Positive Sentiment: Evercore ISI and other strategists highlight accelerating revenue growth from AWS and advertising/retail expansions — a reminder of durable growth drivers that support higher long-term valuations. Expert eyes ‘accelerating’ revenue growth for Amazon
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is investing in physical retail at scale — plans for its largest-ever “mega” store outside Chicago combine retail and fulfillment, signaling a strategic push to capture grocery and big‑box market share. Amazon Bets Big On Brick-And-Mortar
• Neutral Sentiment: Reminder: Amazon will webcast Q4 2025 results and host its earnings call on Feb. 5 — this will be the immediate fundamental catalyst for guidance and near-term stock direction. Amazon.com to Webcast Fourth-Quarter Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon experiments with new offerings and partnerships (including crypto/NFT retail tie‑ins) that are strategically interesting but unlikely to move near‑term earnings materially. HV-MTL, Amazon & Otherside Join To Bring NFTs To The Retail Audience
• Negative Sentiment: Major layoffs weigh on sentiment — multiple outlets report Amazon will cut ~14,000 additional corporate jobs next week (part of a ~30,000 corporate reduction). That reduces costs but also signals caution and could pressure near‑term revenue/growth expectations and morale. Exclusive: Amazon plans thousands more corporate job cuts
• Negative Sentiment: Some sell‑side notes and bearish commentary (including pessimistic forecasts from boutique research houses) highlight valuation and near‑term technical risks, keeping volatility possible into earnings. Rothschild & Co Redburn Issues Pessimistic Forecast

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.94, for a total value of $4,311,031.68. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,208,310 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $479,070,771.40. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 900 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.00, for a total value of $209,700.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,170 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,670,610. This represents a 11.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 79,734 shares of company stock worth $18,534,017. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented on AMZN. Redburn Partners set a $230.00 price objective on Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group set a $300.00 target price on Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Amazon.com from $269.00 to $295.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. President Capital upped their price target on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, CIBC increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com to $315.00 in a research report on Monday, October 20th. One investment 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 company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $295.42.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Amazon.com stock opened at $239.16 on Monday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week 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 stock has a market cap of $2.56 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.37. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $231.68 and a 200-day moving average of $229.12.

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

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.