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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Shares Sold by Brendel Financial Advisors LLC

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Brendel Financial Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 10.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,087 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 1,368 shares during the period. Brendel Financial Advisors LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,300,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter worth about $27,266,582,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 21,420.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 30,245,061 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $5,754,425,000 after acquiring an additional 30,104,520 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 36.8% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 65,709,496 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $14,416,078,000 after acquiring an additional 17,681,004 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Amazon.com by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 823,360,597 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $180,637,081,000 after purchasing an additional 17,635,391 shares during the period. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in Amazon.com by 17,054.5% during the 4th 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 purchasing an additional 12,018,120 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.06, for a total transaction of $550,150.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 514,550 shares of the company's stock, valued at $113,231,873. The trade was a 0.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.79, for a total value of $541,129.05. Following the sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $24,050,626.20. This represents a 2.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 6,886,613 shares of company stock worth $1,531,840,610 in the last three months. Insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMZN has been the topic of a number of research reports. BNP Paribas raised Amazon.com from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Citizens Jmp assumed coverage on Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday. They set a "mkt outperform" rating for the company. Finally, Scotiabank cut their price target on Amazon.com from $306.00 to $250.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $248.31.

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Amazon.com Stock Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $222.26 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $151.61 and a 12-month high of $242.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. 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 stock's fifty day simple moving average is $209.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $208.66.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $155.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $154.96 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.14% and a net margin of 10.14%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.98 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

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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