Tredje AP fonden trimmed its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,609,166 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 58,270 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 4.6% of Tredje AP fonden’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Tredje AP fonden’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $572,895,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.1% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 849,721,601 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $186,420,422,000 after purchasing an additional 17,447,045 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.4% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 374,097,285 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $82,073,203,000 after buying an additional 5,163,208 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 216,717,657 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $47,332,625,000 after buying an additional 3,721,658 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,438,011,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,379,134 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $18,527,354,000 after acquiring an additional 302,858 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
Amazon.com Trading Down 2.6%
Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $213.31 on Monday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $258.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The business’s 50 day moving average is $224.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $227.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.29 trillion, a P/E ratio of 29.75, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.40.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on AMZN shares. New Street Research reduced their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $350.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $290.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $320.00 to $265.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Raymond James Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $225.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt lowered their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $287.29.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total value of $3,642,860.22. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,930,094.10. This represents a 65.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total transaction of $554,900.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,662,702. This trade represents a 2.20% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739 over the last 90 days. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
More Amazon.com News
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Bill Ackman materially increased his AMZN stake in Q4 2025 (holds ~9.61M shares after adding 3.78M), listing Amazon among his top picks — a high‑profile endorsement that can attract further institutional interest. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Among Bill Ackman’s Top Picks
- Positive Sentiment: OpenAI/Nvidia demand is ramping AI compute on cloud platforms; Sam Altman thanked Jensen Huang as Nvidia scales capacity for OpenAI on AWS — implies strong, multi‑year revenue potential for AWS from AI workloads. Sam Altman Thanks Jensen Huang As Nvidia Ramps AI Capacity
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s big AI bet — widespread coverage of a $200B+ capex commitment for AI/data‑center infrastructure signals aggressive growth investment that should expand AWS capacity and long‑term TAM capture (but note near‑term cash intensity). Amazon Just Committed $200 Billion to Capital Expenditures
- Positive Sentiment: Strategic land purchase in Ashburn: Amazon reportedly bought George Washington University’s Virginia campus (~$427M) to expand its data‑center footprint in a critical U.S. hub — concrete capacity addition for AWS. Amazon Expands AI Footprint With $427 Million George Washington University Campus Acquisition
- Positive Sentiment: Brokerage/analyst tone remains constructive: consensus “Moderate Buy” and many buy/outperform ratings with a median multi‑month price target above current levels support demand. Amazon Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy”
- Neutral Sentiment: Compute‑capacity stories and ETF flows show continued investor interest in AMZN as an AI/cloud exposure — supportive context but not an immediate catalyst. Compute Capacity Offering Support to Amazon
- Neutral Sentiment: Robotics division cut ~100 white‑collar roles — a cost‑reduction move that reduces near‑term spend but signals mixed execution/priority refinements. Amazon Eliminates 100 White Collar Jobs In Robotics Team
- Negative Sentiment: Drone strikes damaged AWS data centers in the UAE and Bahrain, causing outages and structural harm — a direct operational risk to AWS reliability and an example of physical exposures to geopolitical conflict; could raise recovery costs and customer concern. Drone Strikes On AWS Test Amazon Resilience And Investor Risk Assumptions
- Negative Sentiment: Major AWS outages prompted social‑media alarm and investor debate about cloud reliability and the scale of Amazon’s AI commitments (some shareholders worried about the fiscal cost of large AI deals). These reliability and spending concerns are immediate negative sentiment drivers. Amazon Stock (AMZN) Opinions on AWS Outage
- Negative Sentiment: Macro shock risk: rapidly rising oil prices are being flagged as a potential drag on consumer confidence and discretionary spending, a tail risk for Amazon’s retail business. Surging Oil Prices Threaten NVIDIA, Amazon, and Meta
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.
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