Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Holdings Increased by Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC

Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC boosted its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 13.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,127,300 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 250,000 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises 4.5% of Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $466,708,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of AMZN. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Accordant Advisory Group Inc raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 400.0% during the 4th quarter. Accordant Advisory Group Inc now owns 125 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Perritt Capital Management Inc raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 72.7% during the 4th quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc now owns 190 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Compass Planning Associates Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at $51,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,843 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.77, for a total transaction of $1,373,869.11. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 519,550 shares of the company's stock, valued at $104,310,053.50. This trade represents a 1.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 19,212 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.50, for a total transaction of $4,178,610.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 49,950 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,864,125. This trade represents a 27.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 118,749 shares of company stock valued at $24,197,235 in the last three months. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $257.00 to $225.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Amazon.com to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $270.00 to $260.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Tigress Financial raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $290.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $306.00 to $250.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 21st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $244.09.

Amazon.com Trading Down 1.0%

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $200.99 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $190.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $208.81. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $151.61 and a 12 month high of $242.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The stock has a market cap of $2.13 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.30.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $155.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $154.96 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.98 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Amazon.com 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.

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