Hoffman Alan N Investment Management reduced its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 1.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 237,360 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 4,214 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 23.3% of Hoffman Alan N Investment Management's holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Hoffman Alan N Investment Management's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $45,160,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Cable Hill Partners LLC raised its stake in 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 valued at $2,104,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in Amazon.com by 23.8% during the 4th quarter. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC now owns 234 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Northern Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in 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 valued at $1,613,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. White Wing Wealth Management raised its stake in 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 valued at $433,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Balanced Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Balanced Wealth Group LLC now owns 2,966 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $705,000 after buying an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Transactions at Amazon.com
In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief executive officer now owns 2,148,694 shares in the company, valued at $432,532,102.20. This represents a 0.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.79, for a total value of $541,129.05. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 119,780 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $24,050,626.20. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 102,037 shares of company stock worth $20,531,075. 9.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research firms have recently commented on AMZN. Barclays dropped their price objective on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $240.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on Amazon.com from $287.00 to $206.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Amazon.com from $248.00 to $245.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $244.89.
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Amazon.com Stock Up 1.9%
Shares of AMZN traded up $4.00 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $216.10. 33,119,260 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 42,143,756. The company has a market cap of $2.29 trillion, a PE ratio of 39.08, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.33. The firm's 50 day moving average is $196.38 and its 200-day moving average is $209.26. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $151.61 and a 52 week high of $242.52. 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 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 company had revenue of $155.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $154.96 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.25% and a net margin of 9.29%. The firm's revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.98 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Amazon.com Company 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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