Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE Purchases 7,110 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE raised its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 47.1% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 22,197 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,110 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises approximately 0.9% of Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,874,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in AMZN. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Amazon.com by 2.1% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 849,721,601 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $186,420,422,000 after buying an additional 17,447,045 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in Amazon.com by 1.4% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 374,097,285 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $82,073,203,000 after acquiring an additional 5,163,208 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 216,717,657 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $47,332,625,000 after acquiring an additional 3,721,658 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at $27,438,011,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,379,134 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $18,527,354,000 after acquiring an additional 302,858 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN stock opened at $204.86 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $228.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $228.15. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one year high of $258.60. The company has a market capitalization of $2.20 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.37.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The business’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.86 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on AMZN. Citizens Jmp lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $230.00 price objective on Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Susquehanna set a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and set a $310.00 target price (up previously from $304.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $287.30.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 4,784 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $198.37, for a total value of $949,002.08. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 512,109 shares in the company, valued at approximately $101,587,062.33. The trade was a 0.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders sold 8,284 shares of company stock valued at $1,740,052 over the last quarter. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Big cloud demand signal — Anthropic expects to pay cloud providers at least $80 billion through 2029, implying material recurring revenue opportunity for AWS. Anthropic to pay cloud partners $80B
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional buying and notable value investors adding exposure (e.g., Baupost, Duquesne/Druckenmiller, D1 increases) supports conviction that AWS/AI upside is underappreciated. Klarman piling into Amazon
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon now reports higher annual revenue than Walmart — a symbolic victory that underscores scale but has mixed near-term margin implications. Amazon surpasses Walmart in revenue
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider disclosure — CEO Douglas Herrington sold a small block of shares; notable for transparency but immaterial to company capital structure. SEC Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk: Washington Supreme Court ruled Amazon can be sued over suicides linked to sodium nitrite purchased via its marketplace — opens path to multi-jurisdictional claims and litigation costs. Washington court rules Amazon can be sued
• Negative Sentiment: Major holder reductions: Berkshire/Buffett sharply trimmed AMZN, a headline that has amplified selling pressure and questioned near-term investor appetite from traditional long-only allocators. Berkshire cuts Amazon stake
• Negative Sentiment: CapEx and cash-flow concerns — analysts and commentators flag Amazon’s ~ $200B 2026 capex plan (AI/data centers/custom silicon), which could pressure free cash flow and the multiple in the near term. Seeking Alpha: Exploding CapEx
• Negative Sentiment: Operational/setback headlines — reports of layoffs in New York and the halt of the Blue Jay warehouse-robot project highlight execution and cost-management risks. NY layoffs Blue Jay halted

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.