Meeder Asset Management Inc. Trims Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Posted by Dante Gardener on Jan 28th, 2026

Meeder Asset Management Inc. lowered its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 66.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 128,341 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 252,793 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up about 1.6% of Meeder Asset Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Meeder Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $28,180,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 10.2% during the third quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 674,399 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $148,078,000 after acquiring an additional 62,506 shares in the last quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. increased its position in Amazon.com by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 192,502 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $42,268,000 after purchasing an additional 5,289 shares during the period. Williams Financial LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter valued at $234,000. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,139 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,885,000 after purchasing an additional 354 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Panoramic Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Panoramic Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,957 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $1,528,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $244.68 on Wednesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one year high of $258.60. The company’s 50-day moving average is $232.23 and its 200 day moving average is $229.37. The company has a market capitalization of $2.62 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 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.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.38. The business had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $177.53 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 11.06% and a return on equity of 23.62%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.43 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect Amazon to beat Q4 estimates, highlighting potential near‑term revenue and operating‑income upside ahead of the February 5 earnings report; that guidance/preview potential supports the rally. Amazon tipped to top fourth quarter estimates as online spending remains stable
Positive Sentiment: Wall Street buy ratings and reiterated bullish notes (including recent Buy/Buy‑case commentary) underpin investor confidence in AWS growth and an AWS‑driven re‑rating story. Amazon: Buy Rating Backed by Near-Term Earnings Upside and AWS-Driven Re-Rating Potential
Positive Sentiment: Amazon is exiting its Amazon Fresh and Go formats to convert some locations into Whole Foods and expand same‑day grocery delivery — a pivot that can improve unit economics and focus capital on higher‑margin fulfillment/delivery services. Amazon converting Fresh supermarkets, Go stores to Whole Foods locations
Neutral Sentiment: The broader Magnificent‑7 earnings cadence and investor attention on AI spending mean Amazon’s near‑term moves will be judged in the context of peers’ results and guidance; that amplifies volatility but doesn’t single out AMZN directionally. Magnificent 7 earnings season kicks off, spotlighting AI bets
Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft’s launch of the Maia 200 AI accelerator tightens competition among cloud providers on AI inference costs; this is a competitive factor for AWS margins but also validates the strategic importance of custom silicon across hyperscalers. Microsoft’s Maia 200: The Profit Engine AI Needs (AMZN)
Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal headwinds: Amazon agreed to a returns‑policy settlement that will result in substantial refunds/charges to customers (reported as a large settlement and payout), creating a near‑term cash/expense hit and investor concern about compliance costs. Amazon agrees to pay consumers $309M in returns policy settlement
Negative Sentiment: Cost/layoff headlines and heavy AI capex worries: coverage about potential job cuts and multibillion‑dollar AI spending has kept sentiment mixed, raising questions about near‑term margins even as AWS drives growth. That dynamic can cap gains and increase headline‑driven selling. Amazon Shares Stall as Job Cuts Loom Against $35B AI Spending | AMZN Stock

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.94, for a total transaction of $4,311,031.68. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,208,310 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $479,070,771.40. This represents a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 22,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.03, for a total value of $5,500,660.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 493,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $123,391,555.21. The trade was a 4.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 79,734 shares of company stock worth $18,534,017 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. CICC Research increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Redburn Partners set a $230.00 price objective on Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Zacks Research lowered Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 1st. Finally, CIBC upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com to $315.00 in a research report on Monday, October 20th. One 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $295.65.

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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.