Citizens & Northern Corp raised its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 3.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 40,906 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 1,216 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises approximately 2.2% of Citizens & Northern Corp's portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Citizens & Northern Corp's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $7,783,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. LSV Asset Management acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Perritt Capital Management Inc increased its position in Amazon.com by 72.7% during the fourth quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc now owns 190 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Compass Planning Associates Inc acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
AMZN has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Raymond James Financial reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $195.00 price objective (down previously from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their target price on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Tigress Financial raised their price target on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $212.00 price objective (down previously from $215.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $255.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $248.24.
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Amazon.com Price Performance
Shares of AMZN traded down $0.28 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $222.26. The company's stock had a trading volume of 30,243,964 shares, compared to its average volume of 42,065,235. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $151.61 and a 1-year high of $242.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.36 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.33. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $208.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $208.68.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $155.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $154.96 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.14% and a net margin of 10.14%. The business's revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.98 EPS. Analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Transactions at Amazon.com
In related news, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 17,750 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.57, for a total value of $3,577,867.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 49,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,876,930. This represents a 26.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 3,100,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.42, for a total value of $686,402,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 905,679,901 shares in the company, valued at approximately $200,535,643,679.42. This represents a 0.34% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 6,886,613 shares of company stock valued at $1,531,840,610 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.
Amazon.com Company 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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