University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. Has $16.15 Million Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. cut its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 9.9% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 69,949 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 7,669 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 2.3% of University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co.’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $16,146,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Amazon.com by 1.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 832,274,556 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $158,348,557,000 after purchasing an additional 8,913,959 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in Amazon.com by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 388,653,121 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $89,708,913,000 after purchasing an additional 6,971,680 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 225,120,994 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $51,753,622,000 after purchasing an additional 2,479,324 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,868,735,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its position in Amazon.com by 0.3% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,379,134 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $18,527,354,000 after purchasing an additional 302,858 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

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

• Positive Sentiment: Brokerages continue to view Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) favorably, with an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy,” reinforcing Wall Street’s generally bullish long-term view on the stock.
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is drawing attention for its expanding AI infrastructure spending and cloud growth, including a reported multibillion-dollar data center buildout in Missouri and broader capex plans that investors see as supporting AWS and future revenue growth.
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s low-Earth-orbit satellite project, Amazon Leo, received a regulatory boost after the FCC waived a launch deadline and described the service as “groundbreaking,” which could improve confidence in Amazon’s long-term space/broadband ambitions.
• Positive Sentiment: Several articles highlighted renewed bullish sentiment around AMZN’s valuation and upside potential, with some analysts and commentators arguing the recent pullback may be a buying opportunity.
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is also benefiting from broad investor interest in AI and cloud ecosystems, including partnerships and integrations involving AWS and Anthropic-related tooling, which support the company’s strategic positioning but are not immediate earnings drivers.
• Negative Sentiment: The biggest near-term risk is a reported FTC complaint over Amazon’s advertising disclosures and pricing practices, with potential multibillion-dollar penalties if the regulator proceeds with a lawsuit or settlement.
• Negative Sentiment: The regulatory news adds to existing pressure on AMZN shares, as investors weigh whether the company’s heavy AI and infrastructure spending will keep weighing on margins in the near term.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $266.19, for a total transaction of $266,190.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 485,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $129,242,432.13. This trade represents a 0.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.42, for a total value of $5,268,400.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,205,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $581,042,879.72. This represents a 0.90% 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 a total of 195,774 shares of company stock valued at $51,614,434 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on the company. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $350.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. UBS Group set a $315.00 target price on Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Truist Financial increased their target price on Amazon.com from $310.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Benchmark increased their target price on Amazon.com from $275.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $330.00 price target on Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Fifty-seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $312.78.

Amazon.com Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $246.00 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $2.65 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.43, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.44. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $254.94 and a 200-day moving average of $233.91. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $196.00 and a 1-year high of $278.56.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $1.15. The company had revenue of $181.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $177.28 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 12.22%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.59 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current 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.