Disciplined Investors L.L.C. Invests $1.63 Million in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Disciplined Investors L.L.C. bought a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 7,474 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $1,633,000. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 1.6% of Disciplined Investors L.L.C.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Swedbank AB grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.4% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 13,335,826 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $2,484,864,000 after buying an additional 183,610 shares in the last quarter. Sassicaia Capital Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the third quarter worth approximately $279,000. Howard Capital Management Group LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC now owns 356,539 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $66,434,000 after acquiring an additional 897 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 20,166,314 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $3,757,589,000 after purchasing an additional 984,570 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC. raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 19.3% in the 3rd quarter. Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC. now owns 24,871 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $4,634,000 after purchasing an additional 4,024 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of Amazon.com stock traded down $0.22 on Friday, hitting $189.98. The company's stock had a trading volume of 77,794,995 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,684,289. The company has a market capitalization of $2.02 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $151.61 and a 52-week high of $242.52. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $190.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $207.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.21. Amazon.com had a net margin of 9.29% and a return on equity of 24.25%. The business had revenue of $155.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $154.96 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.98 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,784 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.65, for a total transaction of $4,585,989.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,118,886 shares of the company's stock, valued at $467,532,195.90. This represents a 0.97 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $187.99, for a total value of $469,975.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 509,474 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $95,776,017.26. The trade was a 0.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 104,798 shares of company stock valued at $23,341,803 over the last three months. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on AMZN shares. Westpark Capital reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on Amazon.com from $287.00 to $206.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $287.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $243.55.

Amazon.com Company Profile

Amazon.com, Inc engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content.