Harmony Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 3.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 53,444 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 1,825 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for about 4.6% of Harmony Asset Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Harmony Asset Management LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $11,725,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Accordant Advisory Group Inc increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 400.0% during the 4th quarter. Accordant Advisory Group Inc now owns 125 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. LSV Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Perritt Capital Management Inc grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 72.7% in the fourth quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc now owns 190 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.
Amazon.com Price Performance
Amazon.com stock traded up $1.70 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $208.93. The company's stock had a trading volume of 39,558,452 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,987,644. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.22 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.33. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $151.61 and a fifty-two week high of $242.52. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $191.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $208.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.06.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 EPS 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $154.96 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.98 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Transactions at Amazon.com
In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.30, for a total transaction of $4,000,233.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,148,694 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $432,532,102.20. The trade was a 0.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $187.99, for a total value of $469,975.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 509,474 shares in the company, valued at approximately $95,776,017.26. The trade was a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 102,037 shares of company stock valued at $20,531,075 in the last quarter. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research firms have recently issued reports on AMZN. DA Davidson reduced their target price on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Barclays lowered their target price on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $240.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Four 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.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $244.89.
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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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