L.M. Kohn & Company decreased its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 3.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 86,145 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 2,858 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises about 4.3% of L.M. Kohn & Company's holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position. L.M. Kohn & Company's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $16,390,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. LSV Asset Management purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Perritt Capital Management Inc boosted its position in Amazon.com by 72.7% in the fourth quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc now owns 190 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Compass Planning Associates Inc purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth $51,000. Finally, Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.
Insider Activity at Amazon.com
In other Amazon.com news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 20,923 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.30, for a total transaction of $4,211,799.90. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 3,100,000 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.42, for a total transaction of $686,402,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 905,679,901 shares of the company's stock, valued at $200,535,643,679.42. This trade represents a 0.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 6,401,408 shares of company stock worth $1,423,159,137 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
AMZN has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Evercore ISI cut their price objective on Amazon.com from $270.00 to $260.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Amazon.com from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $254.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $245.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Citizens Jmp lowered their target price on Amazon.com from $285.00 to $240.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $235.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $246.41.
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Amazon.com Stock Performance
Amazon.com stock opened at $219.36 on Wednesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $151.61 and a 12-month high of $242.52. The company has a market capitalization of $2.33 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $207.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $208.58.
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 firm had revenue of $155.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $154.96 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.14% and a return on equity of 24.14%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.98 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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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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