XY Planning Network Inc. Buys 3,302 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

XY Planning Network Inc. increased its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 39.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,740 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,302 shares during the quarter. XY Planning Network Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,925,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. TOP Private Wealth LLC. bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Bard Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Atomic Invest LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 41.2% in the second quarter. Atomic Invest LLC now owns 168 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period. Finally, Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new position in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth approximately $45,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Citizens Jmp reiterated a “market outperform” rating and set a $315.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $320.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 price target (up from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, July 31st. Fifty-seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $322.53.

Amazon.com Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $262.63 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.83 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.45. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $196.00 and a 12-month high of $287.20. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $256.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $252.67.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.75 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by $3.93. The business had revenue of $200.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $197.03 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 18.00%. The business’s revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.68 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 8.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley named Amazon a top pick and raised its price target to $350 from $335. The firm expects AWS growth to accelerate to 47% in 2027 and cited cloud margins, Bedrock, agentic AI, advertising and robotics as additional catalysts. Amazon shares jump as Morgan Stanley calls AWS runway under-appreciated
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon plans to hire more than 300,000 U.S. seasonal, part-time and full-time workers—20% more than last year—signaling expectations for strong holiday shopping demand. It will also expand healthcare access for eligible seasonal employees beginning in 2027. Amazon Creates Over 300,000 New U.S. Jobs
• Positive Sentiment: AWS released TorchNeuron, which helps developers run existing PyTorch applications on Amazon’s Trainium chips with fewer code changes. The initiative could reduce reliance on Nvidia’s software ecosystem and improve Amazon’s long-term AI infrastructure economics. Amazon releases TorchNeuron
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon committed more than $17 billion to expand Germany operations, including AWS, AI infrastructure, logistics, satellite internet and Prime Video. The investment supports international growth but will require substantial capital. Amazon Germany investment
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is funding development of a proposed 960-megawatt Indiana small-modular-reactor project and would purchase its electricity if completed. The project could help address data-center power needs, but remains in the feasibility stage. Amazon Indiana nuclear project
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned about Amazon’s roughly $220 billion 2026 capital-spending plan, negative free cash flow and reports that some Nvidia AI systems cannot yet be powered because of data-center constraints. Heavy spending must translate into AWS revenue and profit growth.
• Negative Sentiment: Walmart’s new membership bundle increases competition with Amazon Prime, while analysts question whether customers will understand or use the offering. Amazon’s rising advertising and seller-services revenue also raises concerns about pressure on merchants’ profitability.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 9,258 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.77, for a total value of $2,404,950.66. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $10,699,926.30. This represents a 18.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,343 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.01, for a total value of $606,860.43. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $31,024,217.80. This trade represents a 1.92% 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. Insiders have sold 71,589 shares of company stock valued at $18,580,515 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

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.