Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Bought by Louisiana State Employees Retirement System

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System lifted its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 825,400 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,300 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises 3.0% of Louisiana State Employees Retirement System’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $181,233,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,336 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $732,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Gunderson Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 52.1% during the third quarter. Gunderson Capital Management Inc. now owns 14,751 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $3,239,000 after purchasing an additional 5,052 shares during the last quarter. NDVR Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 4.6% during the third quarter. NDVR Inc. now owns 25,495 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,598,000 after purchasing an additional 1,116 shares during the last quarter. Mccarter Private Wealth Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 10.7% in the 3rd quarter. Mccarter Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 11,603 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,548,000 after purchasing an additional 1,123 shares during the period. Finally, SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC now owns 38,214 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $8,391,000 after purchasing an additional 2,576 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets — several firms have raised targets or reiterated bullish ratings (Scotiabank bumped its PT to $300; other shops keep AMZN as a top pick), offering a multi‑month upside case if AWS/AI momentum continues. Scotiabank adjusts PT on Amazon to $300
• Positive Sentiment: AI / AWS bullish narrative — analysts (e.g., Bernstein) and social chatter highlight AWS revenue acceleration and AI workloads as high‑margin growth drivers that could re‑rate the stock over 2026. Amazon seen as strong AI bull case (Bernstein)
• Positive Sentiment: Options/pricing signals show potential contrarian upside — high near‑term put yields suggest hedging demand and a possible oversold setup ahead of earnings, which some traders read as an opportunity for a post‑earnings rally. Is Amazon Too Cheap Ahead of Earnings? (Barchart)
• Positive Sentiment: Product and commerce expansion — operational moves like Dash Cart payment upgrades and UK quick‑commerce pilots support longer‑term retail convenience gains that could improve margins/retention over time. Amazon adds more payment options to Dash Cart
• Neutral Sentiment: Near‑term trading strategies vary — some investors are buying ahead of earnings for a “catch‑up” trade while others prefer to wait for the report to avoid a sell‑the‑news move; the upcoming Q4 print is the main catalyst. 2 Ways to Trade Amazon Ahead of Earnings (MarketBeat)
• Negative Sentiment: Tariff‑driven price pressure — CEO Andy Jassy said tariffs are starting to “creep” into consumer prices as pre‑bought inventory runs down, a development that can hurt demand and squeeze third‑party seller dynamics on the platform. Tariffs starting to bump up product prices (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Macro / market headwinds — a tech‑led selloff tied to geopolitical rhetoric weighed on the Magnificent Seven broadly, making AMZN more sensitive to headline risk today. Tech stocks lead selloff amid rhetoric (Investopedia)
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — publicly reported insider sales have been heavy recently (multiple executives selling), which can be perceived negatively by some investors even if sales are for diversification or tax reasons. QuiverQuant: Insider activity and AMZN analysis

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $231.00 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $2.47 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.37. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $258.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $231.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $228.84.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 analyst estimates of $177.53 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.43 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were 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 $1,360,613.70. The trade was a 73.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, 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 transaction of $4,311,031.68. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,208,310 shares in the company, valued at approximately $479,070,771.40. This trade represents a 0.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 79,734 shares of company stock valued at $18,534,017. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on AMZN shares. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $340.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $304.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-six have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $296.41.

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.