Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Acquires 6,830 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 0.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 816,800 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,830 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for about 3.2% of Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $179,198,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Carderock Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the first quarter worth $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the first quarter worth $40,000. Capitol Family Office Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the first quarter worth $42,000. Finally, Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 81.9% during the second quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMZN has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $300.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. DZ Bank restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday. Roth Capital boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Amazon.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $264.00 to $289.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-one have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $291.94.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $254.00 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The company has a market cap of $2.71 trillion, a P/E ratio of 38.72, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.28. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $258.60. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $226.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $216.95.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $180.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.53 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. The firm’s revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.43 earnings per share. Amazon.com has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total transaction of $3,022,853.20. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 44,110 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,825,943.60. This trade represents a 23.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,715 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.64, for a total transaction of $601,752.60. Following the sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,548,039.20. The trade was a 2.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 95,411 shares of company stock valued at $21,222,702 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Company Profile

Amazon.com, Inc engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content.