EP Wealth Advisors LLC Sells 44,315 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

EP Wealth Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 4.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,064,585 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 44,315 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 1.9% of EP Wealth Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. EP Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $233,559,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in AMZN. Cable Hill Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Cable Hill Partners LLC now owns 9,588 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $2,104,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 23.8% during the 4th quarter. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC now owns 234 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Northern Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Northern Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,353 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $1,613,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. White Wing Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. White Wing Wealth Management now owns 1,972 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $433,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MBM Wealth Consultants LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 8,578 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $1,889,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $200.99 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.13 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.35, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $190.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $208.81. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $151.61 and a fifty-two week high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $154.96 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.98 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.99, for a total value of $469,975.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 509,474 shares of the company's stock, valued at $95,776,017.26. This trade represents a 0.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 19,212 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.50, for a total transaction of $4,178,610.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 49,950 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,864,125. This represents a 27.78% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 118,749 shares of company stock valued at $24,197,235 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Oppenheimer cut their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 28th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $207.00 to $203.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Phillip Securities downgraded shares of Amazon.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $220.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $244.09.

Amazon.com Profile

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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