Tectonic Advisors LLC Cuts Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Tectonic Advisors LLC decreased its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 68.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,149 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 9,127 shares during the period. Tectonic Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $911,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of AMZN. Carderock Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter worth $27,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Amazon.com by 81.9% in 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 last quarter. Ryan Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at about $48,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% in the third quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.22, for a total value of $583,050.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 505,934 shares in the company, valued at approximately $117,993,927.48. This trade represents a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.00, for a total transaction of $209,700.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,170 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,670,610. This trade represents a 11.15% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 79,734 shares of company stock valued at $18,534,017 over the last three months. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on Amazon.com in a report on Monday, November 24th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $272.00 to $303.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Pivotal Research boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $278.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $295.61.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s consumer AI push (Alexa+ Web) is being framed as a major strategic catalyst — it can boost Prime stickiness, ARPU and showcase AWS’s ability to run large-scale AI workloads. This is a core reason analysts have turned bullish on the name. Amazon Unveils Alexa+ Web—The AI Strategy Wall Street Has Waited For
• Positive Sentiment: AWS margin expansion and backlog strength are accelerating — analysts point to higher margins and a large AI/cloud backlog as a durable profit engine that supports valuation upside. Amazon’s AWS Margin Expansion Accelerates
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts reiterated/upgraded bullish views and raised targets (BofA reiterated Buy with a $303 PT; TD Cowen raised its PT toward $315; Bernstein and others named AMZN a top large-cap AI/tech pick), reinforcing upside expectations. AI Sentiment on Amazon (AMZN) Could Improve in 2026, BofA Says
• Positive Sentiment: Regulatory/legacy legal risk eased slightly when Italy’s antitrust fine was reduced, removing some near-term headline risk. Italy antitrust cuts Amazon record fine to $878.2 million
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is expanding retail experiments (big-box concept and “Just Walk Out” for pop-ups), which signal long-term omnichannel ambition but are incremental near-term revenue drivers. Amazon supersizes its Walmart rivalry with new big-box retail concept Amazon Brings Just Walk Out Tech to Pop-Up Stores
• Negative Sentiment: The Financial Times / Reuters story that Amazon is pressuring suppliers for price cuts (up to ~30%) as it reverses prior tariff concessions is the likely immediate drag — the move can compress supplier economics, risk supply frictions or political backlash and signals margin-focused cost-taking that markets sometimes view as operational strain. Amazon pushes suppliers for cuts ahead of Supreme Court tariff ruling, FT reports

Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN opened at $242.60 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $232.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $228.29. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $258.60. The firm has a market cap of $2.59 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.37.

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