Threadgill Financial LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 33.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 65,221 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 16,221 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 6.9% of Threadgill Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Threadgill Financial LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $14,321,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Carderock Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 81.9% during the 2nd quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 95 shares during the period. Ryan Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the second quarter worth $48,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 23.5% during the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter valued at $59,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon Now — MarketBeat highlights Amazon’s December launch of “Amazon Now” (ultra?fast urban delivery) as a potential catalyst: faster fulfillment could raise order frequency, deepen Prime engagement and become a meaningful 2026 growth lever if margins hold. Amazon Now Delivery Push Could Boost Its 2026 Outlook
- Positive Sentiment: OpenAI talks / chip deal — Reports that OpenAI is in talks with Amazon about a large strategic investment and potentially using Amazon’s custom chips would be a direct revenue and strategic win for AWS/Graviton/Trainium silicon and strengthens AMZN’s positioning in AI infrastructure. OpenAI and Amazon in talks for $10 billion funding deal
- Positive Sentiment: AI leadership & org changes — Amazon named a senior AWS veteran to lead a unified AI/chip/quantum organization, a move investors view as accelerating AI R&D and productization that could widen AWS’s competitive moat. Amazon Names New AI Chief To Take On OpenAI, Google & Microsoft
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism — Several firms (including BMO, Bank of America and others) have reaffirmed Buy ratings or raised price targets (BMO to $304), keeping bullish analyst support that helps underpin the rally. BMO Capital Markets Increases Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Price Target to $304.00
- Neutral Sentiment: Grid / power access ruling — A FERC decision to ease colocation of data centers with power plants reduces a potential infrastructure bottleneck for hyperscalers like AWS, but raises regulatory and grid?cost allocation questions that are mixed for near?term margins. Feds pave the way for Big Tech to plug data centers right into power plants
- Negative Sentiment: Talent loss to Starbucks — Starbucks hired Anand Varadarajan, a longtime Amazon grocery/supply chain tech leader, which is a small execution risk for Amazon’s grocery tech bench and highlights competition for senior talent. Starbucks hires Amazon grocery tech leader as new CTO amid turnaround push
- Negative Sentiment: Legal & governance pressure — Ongoing litigation tied to delivery?driver accidents and investor demands for disclosures on immigration policy impacts add legal and operational risk that could pressure costs or require new disclosures. Charleston-Based Law Firm Yarborough Applegate Leads Nation in Holding Amazon Accountable for Delivery Driver Wrecks Exclusive: Amazon, Walmart shareholder pushes firms to report impact of Trump’s immigration policies
Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com
Amazon.com Stock Up 0.3%
Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $227.35 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $229.52 and its 200 day moving average is $225.38. The stock has a market cap of $2.43 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.37. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $161.38 and a 52-week high of $258.60. 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 (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $177.53 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.43 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, November 24th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $305.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday. UBS Group set a $300.00 target price on Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their price target on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $300.00 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 assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $295.50.
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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.
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