Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky Has $386.84 Million Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky cut its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,675,945 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 29,256 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up 2.9% of Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $386,844,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,740 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $402,000 after buying an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. now owns 1,633 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 886 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $205,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Western Financial Corp CA grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Western Financial Corp CA now owns 3,076 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $710,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cadence Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,328 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analysts raised earnings expectations and price targets, citing strong grocery delivery and AWS/cloud growth. Amazon (AMZN) Stock: Wall Street Analysts Raise Targets on Grocery Delivery and Cloud Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon continues to lean into AI, including a shift toward an AI-powered Alexa shopping assistant and broader agentic commerce ambitions, which supports the growth narrative. Amazon Unveils AI Search Overhaul To Defend Online Shopping Dominance
• Positive Sentiment: Technical coverage noted Amazon remains above a key breakout level, suggesting the stock’s chart trend is still constructive. Amazon Holds Breakout Above $252
• Positive Sentiment: Investor interest remains strong, with reports highlighting bullish commentary from prominent funds and analysts, plus added attention from high-profile holders. Trump went big on tech stocks in first quarter of 2026, new filings show
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon remains a major focus of market commentary because of its AI spending, cloud expansion, and growing role in digital advertising, but these articles are mostly thematic rather than immediate stock-moving catalysts.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMZN has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, May 1st. Phillip Securities raised Amazon.com from a “moderate buy” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $280.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Mizuho increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $315.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $325.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $320.00 price objective (up from $245.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $312.52.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total transaction of $7,562,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 471,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $129,624,275. This represents a 5.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were 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 $8,461,661.70. This trade represents a 20.54% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 190,593 shares of company stock worth $46,081,241 over the last quarter. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $264.14 on Monday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $196.00 and a one year high of $278.56. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $234.47 and a 200-day moving average of $230.69. The company has a market capitalization of $2.84 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.18.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.63 by $1.15. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 12.22%.The company had revenue of $181.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.28 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.59 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amazon.com Company 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.