Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Stake Raised by Milestones Administradora de Recursos Ltda.

Milestones Administradora de Recursos Ltda. grew its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 297,254 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,105 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 13.3% of Milestones Administradora de Recursos Ltda.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Milestones Administradora de Recursos Ltda.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $74,061,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Element Pointe Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Element Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 5,878 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,464,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Canoe Financial LP grew its stake in Amazon.com by 38.9% in the third quarter. Canoe Financial LP now owns 373,810 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $92,791,000 after purchasing an additional 104,610 shares during the period. Guardian Partners Inc. grew its stake in Amazon.com by 47.3% in the third quarter. Guardian Partners Inc. now owns 23,312 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $5,808,000 after purchasing an additional 7,485 shares during the period. Stillwater Wealth Management Group raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 0.7% in the third quarter. Stillwater Wealth Management Group now owns 19,671 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $4,901,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ellis Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.7% in the third quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC now owns 17,886 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $4,456,000 after purchasing an additional 307 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $250.69 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $2.71 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.49. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $253.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $243.18. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.00 and a fifty-two week high of $287.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.99.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $201.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $202.22 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 15.72% and a net margin of 16.90%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.95 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.84 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,258 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.77, for a total transaction of $2,404,950.66. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,699,926.30. The trade was a 18.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Matthew Garman sold 14,541 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.06, for a total value of $3,766,991.46. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 17,794 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,609,713.64. This trade represents a 44.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 70,589 shares of company stock valued at $18,302,125 in the last 90 days. 8.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon said commitments for its custom chips have increased more than 20-fold and plans to make Trainium available beyond AWS in late 2027, strengthening its opportunity to monetize AI infrastructure. Article: Amazon Stocks Edge Higher as Custom-Chip Commitments Increase More Than 20-Fold
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support added momentum: Freedom Broker raised its price target to $330 and maintained a Buy rating, while Phillip Securities upgraded Amazon to Strong Buy. AWS growth is a key part of the bullish case. Freedom Broker rating
• Positive Sentiment: Early Black Friday promotions may support retail sales and customer engagement as Amazon enters the holiday shopping season. Article: Amazon Stock Rises on Early Black Friday Deals and Discounts
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon’s updated software-engineering guidelines emphasize customer results rather than how much engineers use AI. The shift signals adaptation to AI-assisted development but has no clear immediate financial impact. Article: Amazon rewrites its software engineering playbook
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that the AI buildout is weighing on cash generation: reports cited a $34.8 billion free-cash-flow outflow and plans for substantial infrastructure investment. Strong cloud growth may help justify the spending, but returns and funding remain risks. Article: Amazon Lines Up $80 Billion of Supplier Financing
• Negative Sentiment: A separate report highlighted concerns about slowing e-commerce growth and worsening cash burn despite accelerating cloud revenue, tempering the bullish AI narrative. Article: Amazon’s Earnings Just Hit a Record. So Why Is the Stock Down 11% From Its Peak?

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMZN has been the subject of several recent research reports. Phillip Securities raised Amazon.com from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $320.00 target price (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $348.00 price target (up from $318.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, October 26th. DA Davidson set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $321.02.

Amazon.com Company Profile

Amazon.com, Inc is a global technology and e-commerce company founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994. Originally launched as an online bookstore, the company has expanded into a broad digital marketplace offering consumer products across numerous categories, including electronics, household goods, apparel, groceries and other merchandise. Amazon also sells products under its own brands and provides logistics, fulfillment and delivery services that support its retail operations and third-party sellers.

The company’s principal businesses include online and physical retail, Amazon Web Services (AWS), digital advertising, subscription services and consumer technology.