Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN is Retirement Systems of Alabama’s 4th Largest Position

Retirement Systems of Alabama lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,742,266 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 42,040 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises approximately 2.8% of Retirement Systems of Alabama’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Retirement Systems of Alabama’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $863,790,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of AMZN. Fairway Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 113.2% during 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 shares of Amazon.com during the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2,330.0% during the third quarter. Bridge Generations Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 23.5% during the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 247 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PayPay Securities Corp raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 62.3% during the third quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 250 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Stock Up 0.5%

Amazon.com stock opened at $213.77 on Wednesday. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $2.29 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.38. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $165.29 and a fifty-two week high of $258.60. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $212.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $224.00.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMZN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Barclays reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Wolfe Research cut their price objective on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $250.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $287.21.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $2,187,624.07. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,461,661.70. This represents a 20.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.50, for a total value of $210,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 520,361 shares in the company, valued at $109,535,990.50. This trade represents a 0.19% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 72,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,899,239 in the last three months. 9.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Major AI backing and partnerships reinforce Amazon’s cloud & AI positioning — Amazon was a lead investor in a record OpenAI round and is central to the AI funding surge, which supports long-term AWS demand and justifies heavy infrastructure spending. AI Startups Raised $221 Billion in Q1 as Venture Funding Shows No Slowdown
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness: Moffett Nathanson raised its AMZN price target to $288 and other sell‑side notes argue AI spending will drive cloud growth rather than permanently damage margins — this lifts sentiment and investor upside expectations. Price Target Raised by Moffett Nathanson
• Positive Sentiment: AWS commercial traction: Uber is expanding use of AWS chips and testing Trainium3, validating Amazon’s custom silicon and helping monetize cloud hardware investments. Uber Expands Use of Amazon’s AI Chips
• Neutral Sentiment: Logistics clarity: Amazon and USPS reached a deal keeping ~80% of current USPS package volume, reducing near-term delivery disruption risk — a stabilizing operational development but not a major immediate earnings driver. Amazon Reaches Deal With USPS
• Negative Sentiment: Investor worry over a roughly $200B AI capex plan: headlines noting huge AI commitments are spooking some investors who fear margin pressure and heavy near‑term cash use. That debate is driving intraday volatility. Amazon’s $200B AI Gamble Worries Investors
• Negative Sentiment: Legal and content‑training risk: high‑profile YouTubers sued Amazon alleging it scraped videos to train Nova Reel, exposing potential copyright litigation and reputational risk for AI initiatives. Amazon Sued by YouTubers Over AI Training
• Negative Sentiment: Seller and ESG pressures: reports that brands are pulling products over pricing tactics, a new 3.5% FBA fuel surcharge for sellers, and investor pushback on data‑center water use raise operational/PR risks that could affect margins or expansion plans. Brands Yank Items Over Amazon Pricing Tactics Amazon Imposes 3.5% Fuel Surcharge Investors Press Amazon on Data Center Water Use
• Negative Sentiment: Insider activity: a small disclosed CEO stock sale adds a minor negative sentiment signal for short‑term traders. Insider Selling Report

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.