Woodson Capital Management LP Has $30.72 Million Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Woodson Capital Management LP increased its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 96.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 140,000 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 68,580 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for 5.0% of Woodson Capital Management LP's portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Woodson Capital Management LP's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $30,715,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Accordant Advisory Group Inc lifted 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 valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. LSV Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Perritt Capital Management Inc increased 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 during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of Amazon.com stock traded up $1.52 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $207.23. 29,843,929 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 41,990,114. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $191.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $208.60. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $151.61 and a 1-year high of $242.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.20 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.33.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released 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. The company had revenue of $155.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $154.96 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.25% and a net margin of 9.29%. Amazon.com's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.98 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on AMZN shares. Citizens Jmp decreased their price objective on Amazon.com from $285.00 to $240.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $235.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Barclays reduced their price objective on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $240.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. BNP Paribas upgraded Amazon.com to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $244.89.

Insider Activity

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 20,923 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.30, for a total transaction of $4,211,799.90. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $1,151,366.20. This represents a 15.47% 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 worth $20,531,075 over the last 90 days. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.