Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Purchased by Meeder Advisory Services Inc.

Meeder Advisory Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 2.8% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 210,911 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 5,648 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises 1.8% of Meeder Advisory Services Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Meeder Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $43,927,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Red Crane Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.3% in the first quarter. Red Crane Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,663 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $346,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,509 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,147,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Sfam LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. Sfam LLC now owns 1,224 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $255,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. now owns 1,633 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $376,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marquette Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 886 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $205,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,270 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.53, for a total value of $2,489,273.10. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,060,750.70. This trade represents a 18.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,370 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $262.39, for a total value of $1,671,424.30. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 486,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $127,659,819.53. This represents a 1.29% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 76,867 shares of company stock valued at $20,253,702. 8.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on AMZN. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 target price (up from $335.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $360.00 price target (up from $355.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $325.00 price objective (up from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $320.00 price objective (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday. Fifty-six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.56.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $271.58 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.03. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $196.00 and a one year high of $278.56. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $245.70 and a 200-day simple moving average of $236.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.92 trillion, a PE ratio of 21.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.45.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $3.93. Amazon.com had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 18.00%. The firm had revenue of $200.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $197.03 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.68 earnings per share. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.84 earnings per share for the current year.

Amazon.com News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon reported record quarterly sales of $200.6 billion, up nearly 20% year over year, while earnings per share of $5.75 significantly exceeded the $1.82 consensus estimate. Operating income rose 43% to $27.5 billion. Amazon second-quarter results
• Positive Sentiment: AWS revenue accelerated 37% to $42.2 billion—its fastest growth in 18 quarters—beating expectations as enterprise AI demand strengthened. The result helped ease concerns that Amazon’s massive AI infrastructure investments would not produce adequate returns. Amazon AWS growth
• Positive Sentiment: Advertising revenue climbed 26% to approximately $19.8 billion, while stronger e-commerce activity and robotics-supported fulfillment added to the broad-based quarterly beat.
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple firms raised their price targets following the results, including JPMorgan to $365, Benchmark to $400, Truist to $350, and RBC to $330. Analysts cited accelerating AWS growth, AI monetization and margin potential. Amazon analyst price targets
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon completed the remaining $35 billion of its planned OpenAI investment, bringing its total commitment to $50 billion. The partnership could support future AWS demand, although it also increases capital commitments. Amazon OpenAI investment
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon raised its 2026 capital-spending outlook to $220 billion to expand AI and cloud capacity. Management sees demand extending into 2028, but the scale of spending will keep free cash flow and funding requirements under scrutiny.
• Neutral Sentiment: The company expects third-quarter revenue of $197 billion to $202 billion, below the roughly $204.6 billion analyst consensus, creating a potential near-term headwind despite the strong quarter.
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon faces consumer lawsuits alleging misleading seafood sustainability claims and the sale of protein powder allegedly contaminated with heavy metals. The cases could create legal, reputational and compliance costs, though their financial impact is currently unclear. Amazon consumer lawsuit

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.