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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Stock Holdings Raised by World Equity Group Inc.

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World Equity Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 6.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 31,892 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 1,808 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises about 1.7% of World Equity Group Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest position. World Equity Group Inc.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $6,052,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Cable Hill Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.5% in the fourth 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 period. Northern Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Northern Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,353 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $1,613,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. White Wing Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. White Wing Wealth Management now owns 1,972 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $433,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Balanced Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Balanced Wealth Group LLC now owns 2,966 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $705,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. Finally, ETF Store Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. ETF Store Inc. now owns 2,378 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $522,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMZN has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Amazon.com from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, May 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $235.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Moffett Nathanson upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. 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 report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $225.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $248.24.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Amazon.com

Amazon.com Trading Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:AMZN traded down $0.28 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $222.26. The company's stock had a trading volume of 30,243,964 shares, compared to its average volume of 42,028,415. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $208.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $208.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.84. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $151.61 and a twelve month high of $242.52. The stock has a market cap of $2.36 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.33.

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. The company had revenue of $155.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $154.96 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.14% and a net margin of 10.14%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.98 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.41, for a total value of $2,746,703.70. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 47,030 shares in the company, valued at $9,519,342.30. This trade represents a 22.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 17,750 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.57, for a total value of $3,577,867.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 49,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,876,930. This trade represents a 26.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 6,886,613 shares of company stock worth $1,531,840,610. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com 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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