Griffith & Werner Inc. Has $6.18 Million Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Griffith & Werner Inc. raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 6.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 32,504 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after acquiring an additional 1,963 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up 3.8% of Griffith & Werner Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Griffith & Werner Inc.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $6,184,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Momentous Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at about $749,000. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 14.3% during the 4th quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 317,114 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $69,572,000 after buying an additional 39,696 shares during the period. Bearing Point Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $12,014,000. Evergreen Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 242,550 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $53,213,000 after purchasing an additional 1,198 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 173.6% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,461,573 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $759,434,000 after acquiring an additional 2,196,353 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Evercore ISI cut their target price on Amazon.com from $270.00 to $260.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $245.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $240.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and set a $260.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, BNP Paribas raised Amazon.com to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $245.53.

Amazon.com Trading Down 1.3%

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $209.69 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $2.23 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 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 52 week low of $151.61 and a 52 week high of $242.52. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $198.41 and a 200-day moving average price of $209.25.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 earnings per share (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 analysts' expectations of $154.96 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.98 earnings per share. Amazon.com's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 now directly owns 119,780 shares in the company, 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 filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.67, for a total value of $476,675.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 506,974 shares in the company, valued at approximately $96,664,732.58. The trade was a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 102,037 shares of company stock valued at $20,531,075. Insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

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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