Hudson Value Partners LLC Has $4.08 Million Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Hudson Value Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 13.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,604 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after acquiring an additional 2,265 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises about 1.5% of Hudson Value Partners LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Hudson Value Partners LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,082,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 17,635,391 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 328,464,225 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $72,061,766,000 after purchasing an additional 1,725,664 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 204,930,426 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $44,837,256,000 after purchasing an additional 5,015,380 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 182,813,905 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $40,107,544,000 after purchasing an additional 4,087,933 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,266,582,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $287.00 to $206.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $235.00 to $230.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Maxim Group raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of 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 equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $244.89.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $187.99, for a total transaction of $469,975.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 509,474 shares in the company, valued at approximately $95,776,017.26. This represents a 0.49% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.68, for a total value of $210,680.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 5,465 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,151,366.20. This trade represents a 15.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 102,037 shares of company stock worth $20,531,075 over the last 90 days. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Amazon.com Stock Up 0.3%

NASDAQ AMZN traded up $0.68 on Thursday, reaching $207.91. The stock had a trading volume of 51,794,788 shares, compared to its average volume of 42,029,545. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $191.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $208.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $151.61 and a 1 year high of $242.52. The company has a market capitalization of $2.21 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.33.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.21. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.25% and a net margin of 9.29%. 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 company posted $0.98 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amazon.com Company 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.