Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC lowered its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 32.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,382 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 5,530 shares during the quarter. Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,166,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter worth $27,266,582,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake 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 valued at $5,754,425,000 after purchasing an additional 30,104,520 shares during the period. Capital World Investors raised its stake 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 valued at $14,416,078,000 after purchasing an additional 17,681,004 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of 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 during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages have weighed in on AMZN. BNP Paribas Exane raised Amazon.com from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $254.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Wedbush reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $235.00 price target (up from $225.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and issued a $260.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on Amazon.com from $235.00 to $230.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Three research 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.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $248.24.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of Amazon.com 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 directly owned 119,780 shares of the company's stock, valued at $24,050,626.20. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 384,124 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $224.02, for a total value of $86,051,458.48. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 901,995,325 shares in the company, valued at $202,064,992,706.50. This represents a 0.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 6,886,613 shares of company stock valued at $1,531,840,610 in the last three months. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Amazon.com Stock Performance
Shares of Amazon.com stock traded down $0.28 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $222.26. 30,243,964 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 42,065,232. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $209.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $208.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.36 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $151.61 and a one year high of $242.52.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.21. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.14% and a net margin of 10.14%. The company had revenue of $155.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $154.96 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.98 EPS. Amazon.com's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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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