Fulton Bank N.A. increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 4.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 148,248 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 6,644 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for about 1.1% of Fulton Bank N.A.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Fulton Bank N.A.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $28,206,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,266,582,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 21,420.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 30,245,061 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $5,754,425,000 after acquiring an additional 30,104,520 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its position in Amazon.com by 36.8% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 65,709,496 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $14,416,078,000 after acquiring an additional 17,681,004 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Amazon.com by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 823,360,597 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $180,637,081,000 after acquiring an additional 17,635,391 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 17,054.5% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,088,589 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $2,652,116,000 after acquiring an additional 12,018,120 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several analysts have issued reports on AMZN shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen cut Amazon.com from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on Amazon.com from $235.00 to $230.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $240.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $244.89.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $187.99, for a total value of $469,975.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 509,474 shares in the company, valued at $95,776,017.26. This represents a 0.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 20,923 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.30, for a total value of $4,211,799.90. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 102,037 shares of company stock worth $20,531,075. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.
Amazon.com Price Performance
AMZN stock traded down $1.14 during trading on Friday, hitting $212.10. The company had a trading volume of 29,295,190 shares, compared to its average volume of 42,179,363. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.25 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.33. The business has a 50 day moving average of $195.47 and a 200 day moving average of $209.18. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $151.61 and a fifty-two week 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.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $154.96 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.98 earnings per share. Amazon.com's revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.
Amazon.com Profile
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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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