<div id="readability-page-1">Woodstock Corp boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission. The fund owned 36,202 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 2,428 shares during the period. Woodstock Corp's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $7,949,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.<ul><li>Amazon Now Delivery Push Could Boost Its 2026 Outlook</li></ul>Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 542,733.6% in the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 132,641,388 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $29,100,194,000 after acquiring an additional 132,616,953 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the second quarter worth $27,438,011,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the first quarter worth $11,674,091,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of 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 worth $186,420,422,000 after purchasing an additional 17,447,045 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 22,085.8% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,177,557 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $2,671,634,000 after buying an additional 12,122,668 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. <h2>Key Amazon.com News</h2>Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:<ul> <li>Positive Sentiment: Amazon Now — MarketBeat highlights Amazon's December launch of &#34;Amazon Now&#34; (ultra‑fast urban delivery) as a potential catalyst: faster fulfillment could raise order frequency, deepen Prime engagement and become a meaningful 2026 growth lever if margins hold. Amazon Now Delivery Push Could Boost Its 2026 Outlook</li> <li>Positive Sentiment: OpenAI talks / chip deal — Reports that OpenAI is in talks with Amazon about a large strategic investment and potentially using Amazon’s custom chips would be a direct revenue and strategic win for AWS/Graviton/Trainium silicon and strengthens AMZN’s positioning in AI infrastructure. OpenAI and Amazon in talks for $10 billion funding deal</li> <li>Positive Sentiment: AI leadership &amp; org changes — Amazon named a senior AWS veteran to lead a unified AI/chip/quantum organization, a move investors view as accelerating AI R&amp;D and productization that could widen AWS’s competitive moat. Amazon Names New AI Chief To Take On OpenAI, Google &amp; Microsoft</li> <li>Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism — Several firms (including BMO, Bank of America and others) have reaffirmed Buy ratings or raised price targets (BMO to $304), keeping bullish analyst support that helps underpin the rally. BMO Capital Markets Increases Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN Price Target to $304.00</li> <li>Neutral Sentiment: Grid / power access ruling — A FERC decision to ease colocation of data centers with power plants reduces a potential infrastructure bottleneck for hyperscalers like AWS, but raises regulatory and grid‑cost allocation questions that are mixed for near‑term margins. Feds pave the way for Big Tech to plug data centers right into power plants</li> <li>Negative Sentiment: Talent loss to Starbucks — Starbucks hired Anand Varadarajan, a longtime Amazon grocery/supply chain tech leader, which is a small execution risk for Amazon’s grocery tech bench and highlights competition for senior talent. Starbucks hires Amazon grocery tech leader as new CTO amid turnaround push</li> <li>Negative Sentiment: Legal &amp; governance pressure — Ongoing litigation tied to delivery‑driver accidents and investor demands for disclosures on immigration policy impacts add legal and operational risk that could pressure costs or require new disclosures. Charleston-Based Law Firm Yarborough Applegate Leads Nation in Holding Amazon Accountable for Delivery Driver Wrecks Exclusive: Amazon, Walmart shareholder pushes firms to report impact of Trump's immigration policies</li> </ul><h2>Wall Street Analyst Weigh In</h2><ul><li>Jabil Is Flying Under the Radar—But a 50% Surge May Be Coming</li></ul>Several brokerages recently issued reports on AMZN. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a &#34;buy&#34; rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Rothschild &amp; Co Redburn reaffirmed a &#34;neutral&#34; rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Telsey Advisory Group increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Loop Capital upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus price target of $295.50.Read Our Latest Stock Report on Amazon.com<h2>Insider Transactions at Amazon.com</h2><ul><li>MRVL, AMZN and MSFT: Breaking Down the Wall Street Controversy</li></ul>In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 22,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.03, for a total transaction of $5,500,660.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 493,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $123,391,555.21. This trade represents a 4.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 8,173 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.03, for a total value of $2,043,495.19. Following the transaction, the director owned 80,030 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,009,900.90. The trade was a 9.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 82,234 shares of company stock valued at $19,076,767. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock. <h2>Amazon.com Price Performance</h2>AMZN opened at $227.35 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $229.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $225.38. 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, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $258.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.43 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.37. Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.38. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.62% and a net margin of 11.06%.The company had revenue of $180.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.53 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.43 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year. <h2>Amazon.com Company Profile</h2> (Free Report)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. 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Woodstock Corp increased its Amazon stock position by 7.2% in Q3, owning 36,202 shares worth $7.95 million. Other investors also adjusted their stakes. Key news includes Amazon's "Amazon Now" delivery launch, OpenAI talks, AI leadership changes, and analyst optimism. Challenges include talent loss to Starbucks and legal pressures. Analysts maintain buy ratings with price targets up to $304.

- Woodstock Corp increased its shareholding in Amazon.com by 7.2% in Q3, holding 36,202 shares worth approximately $7.9 million.  
- Major investors like Kingstone Capital and Vanguard also expanded their stakes, indicating strong institutional interest, with 72.20% of Amazon's stock owned by institutional investors.  
- Amazon recently launched "Amazon Now" for rapid delivery, and ongoing discussions with OpenAI could enhance its AI capabilities and market position.

Woodstock Corp Has $7.95 Million Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN