Optas LLC Acquires 2,727 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Optas LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 6.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 44,317 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,727 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises 1.6% of Optas LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Optas LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $10,229,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 10.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $885,478,000 after buying an additional 397,007 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,495,000 after buying an additional 986 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $442,481,000 after buying an additional 54,987 shares in the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,357,000 after buying an additional 1,518 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,153,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 31,352 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total transaction of $8,621,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,175,766 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $598,335,650. This trade represents a 1.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total value of $7,562,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 471,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $129,624,275. This represents a 5.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 sold a total of 191,593 shares of company stock valued at $46,289,241 over the last quarter. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $268.99 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $2.89 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 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. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $230.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $229.45. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $196.00 and a one 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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $181.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.28 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.59 EPS. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.72 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have weighed in on AMZN shares. Arete Research raised their price target on Amazon.com from $285.00 to $301.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $319.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $333.00 price target (up from $304.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $330.00 price target (up from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $313.09.

Amazon.com News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is being highlighted as a potential AI winner, with multiple reports pointing to strong demand for AWS, custom chips, and AI inference infrastructure as a long-term growth driver. 5 Stocks Positioned to Benefit From the AI Inference Boom (AMZN)
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s custom AI chip backlog is reportedly huge, underscoring strong demand for its in-house semiconductor efforts and supporting the bullish case for AWS margins and competitiveness. Amazon’s AI Chip Backlog Stands at a Massive $225 Billion. That’s Great News for This Semiconductor Stock That Has Doubled in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon is expanding in France with a €15 billion investment in logistics, AI-driven operations, and job creation, which could strengthen its e-commerce and cloud footprint in Europe. Amazon’s €15b France Plan Reshapes Logistics AI And ESG Story
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon brought back a Microsoft veteran to lead reliability efforts for AI agents inside AWS, a move that signals continued investment in enterprise AI but is not a near-term financial catalyst. Microsoft exec Shawn Bice returns to AWS to lead reliability push for AI agents
• Neutral Sentiment: Several recent articles frame Amazon as undervalued or attractive for long-term investors, but these are opinion pieces rather than new company disclosures. Is Amazon an Undervalued Stock to Buy?
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also focused on Amazon’s large capital spending plans in 2026, which may keep near-term margins under pressure even if it supports future growth. Is Amazon an Undervalued Stock to Buy?
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon is facing fresh legal and labor-related headlines, including a proposed class-action lawsuit over Fire TV Sticks and continued scrutiny over AI-related layoffs, both of which may weigh on sentiment. Amazon Is Being Sued Over Fire TV Sticks That Stopped Working. Here’s What You Need to Know

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.