Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Shares Sold by Sculptor Capital LP

Sculptor Capital LP lowered its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 66.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 318,111 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 619,500 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up 0.9% of Sculptor Capital LP's portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. Sculptor Capital LP's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $69,790,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cable Hill Partners LLC lifted its holdings 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 valued at $2,104,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 23.8% in the fourth quarter. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC now owns 234 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Northern Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Northern Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,353 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $1,613,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. White Wing Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.4% during the fourth 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, MBM Wealth Consultants LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 8,578 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $1,889,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.41, for a total value of $2,746,703.70. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 47,030 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,519,342.30. This represents a 22.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 20,923 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.30, for a total transaction of $4,211,799.90. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 99,537 shares of company stock worth $20,018,625. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of AMZN stock traded down $1.77 during trading on Friday, hitting $203.93. 51,641,602 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 42,089,558. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $151.61 and a 52-week high of $242.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.16 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.30. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $190.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $208.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.87.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its 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. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.25% and a net margin of 9.29%. The company had revenue of $155.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $154.96 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.98 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMZN has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. JMP Securities reissued a "market outperform" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Westpark Capital reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $280.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Citigroup reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Raymond James reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $195.00 price objective (down from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their target price 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. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $244.09.

About Amazon.com

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.