Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Grows Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 35.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,109,294 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 292,494 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 3.2% of Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $243,568,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 5.2% in the third quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 275,504 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $60,492,000 after buying an additional 13,596 shares during the period. Planned Solutions Inc. boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 38.9% during the 3rd quarter. Planned Solutions Inc. now owns 1,913 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $420,000 after acquiring an additional 536 shares during the period. Family Capital Trust Co grew its position in Amazon.com by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. Family Capital Trust Co now owns 17,182 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $3,773,000 after acquiring an additional 1,210 shares during the last quarter. Joseph Group Capital Management increased its stake in Amazon.com by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. Joseph Group Capital Management now owns 17,625 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $3,870,000 after purchasing an additional 958 shares during the period. Finally, Essex LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Essex LLC now owns 20,029 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $4,398,000 after purchasing an additional 331 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analyst upgrades and bullish commentary lift sentiment — TD Cowen raised its price target (reportedly to $315) and Scotiabank raised its target to $300, while coverage noting substantial upside from consensus targets has pushed expectations higher. Analyst Remains Bullish on Amazon
• Positive Sentiment: Evercore ISI and other strategists highlight accelerating revenue growth from AWS and advertising/retail expansions — a reminder of durable growth drivers that support higher long-term valuations. Expert eyes ‘accelerating’ revenue growth for Amazon
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is investing in physical retail at scale — plans for its largest-ever “mega” store outside Chicago combine retail and fulfillment, signaling a strategic push to capture grocery and big‑box market share. Amazon Bets Big On Brick-And-Mortar
• Neutral Sentiment: Reminder: Amazon will webcast Q4 2025 results and host its earnings call on Feb. 5 — this will be the immediate fundamental catalyst for guidance and near-term stock direction. Amazon.com to Webcast Fourth-Quarter Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon experiments with new offerings and partnerships (including crypto/NFT retail tie‑ins) that are strategically interesting but unlikely to move near‑term earnings materially. HV-MTL, Amazon & Otherside Join To Bring NFTs To The Retail Audience
• Negative Sentiment: Major layoffs weigh on sentiment — multiple outlets report Amazon will cut ~14,000 additional corporate jobs next week (part of a ~30,000 corporate reduction). That reduces costs but also signals caution and could pressure near‑term revenue/growth expectations and morale. Exclusive: Amazon plans thousands more corporate job cuts
• Negative Sentiment: Some sell‑side notes and bearish commentary (including pessimistic forecasts from boutique research houses) highlight valuation and near‑term technical risks, keeping volatility possible into earnings. Rothschild & Co Redburn Issues Pessimistic Forecast

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.94, for a total value of $4,311,031.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,208,310 shares in the company, valued at approximately $479,070,771.40. This represents a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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 sale, the director owned 7,170 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,670,610. This trade represents a 11.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 79,734 shares of company stock valued at $18,534,017 over the last 90 days. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on AMZN. Pivotal Research raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. President Capital increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. HSBC boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald set a $260.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $295.42.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of AMZN opened at $239.16 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $231.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $229.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.56 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.37. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one year high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $180.17 billion for 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%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.43 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS 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.