Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN is Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ 5th Largest Position

Teacher Retirement System of Texas decreased its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 2,600,060 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 211,052 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises approximately 2.3% of Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in Amazon.com were worth $570,895,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Fairway Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 113.2% in the third quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 23.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. PayPay Securities Corp grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% in the 3rd quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Access Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter valued at approximately $74,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.00, for a total value 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 represents a 11.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total value of $3,853,879.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 6,273 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,360,613.70. The trade was a 73.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 47,061 shares of company stock valued at $10,351,262. 9.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon Pharmacy will expand same‑day prescription delivery to nearly 4,500 U.S. cities and towns by year‑end — this materially scales a higher‑margin services business and improves growth/market share in healthcare delivery. Amazon Pharmacy expands same‑day delivery (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: The FCC approved Amazon’s request to launch an additional 4,500 LEO satellites, advancing its Project Kuiper/LEO internet strategy and strengthening long‑term connectivity and AWS edge opportunities. FCC approves 4,500 LEO satellites (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon disclosed a roughly 5% stake in Beta Technologies, signaling continued strategic investments in logistics/transport innovation that could support long‑term delivery cost reduction and sustainability goals. Amazon stake in Beta Technologies (TipRanks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts continue to reprice targets: Arete raised its price target to $285 while Daiwa trimmed its target to $280 (still Buy ratings) — mixed analyst moves that reflect diverging views on the timing of returns from capex. Arete raises PT to $285 Daiwa trims PT to $280
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is exploring an AI content marketplace for publishers — a potential new revenue stream for Bedrock/AI services but execution and monetization are uncertain. Amazon AI content marketplace (Blockonomi)
• Negative Sentiment: Investors were spooked by Amazon’s plan for an outsized AI‑related capital spend (reported ~$200B), which triggered a sharp selloff and remains the main near‑term pressure on the stock as markets fret about returns and margin dilution. Why AI spending triggered the selloff (MarketWatch)
• Negative Sentiment: DA Davidson downgraded Amazon and cut its target sharply, citing concerns Amazon is “losing the lead” in cloud — analyst downgrades add selling pressure and feed negative sentiment. DA Davidson downgrade coverage (Barchart)
• Negative Sentiment: Large investors have been reshuffling positions (Morningstar trimmed its AMZN stake while others increased exposure), signaling mixed institutional positioning that can amplify volatility. Morningstar trims AMZN stake (TipRanks)

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on AMZN. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $300.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. UBS Group set a $311.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Amazon.com from $278.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Fifty-five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $288.60.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of AMZN opened at $204.25 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The stock has a market cap of $2.19 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.37. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $231.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $229.29. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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). Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The company had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.86 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amazon.com Profile

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.