Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 1,302 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $288,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,266,582,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 823,360,597 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $180,637,081,000 after purchasing an additional 17,635,391 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 17,054.5% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 12,088,589 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $2,652,116,000 after purchasing an additional 12,018,120 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 359,179,990 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $66,926,008,000 after purchasing an additional 11,370,309 shares during the last quarter. Finally, APG Asset Management N.V. raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 1,782.4% during the 4th quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. now owns 7,269,638 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $1,540,208,000 after buying an additional 6,883,447 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com
In other Amazon.com news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 19,212 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $217.50, for a total transaction of $4,178,610.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 49,950 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,864,125. The trade was a 27.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 5,501 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $228.44, for a total value of $1,256,648.44. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 505,318 shares in the company, valued at approximately $115,434,843.92. The trade was a 1.08% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 79,798 shares of company stock worth $17,486,053. 9.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $255.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. DA Davidson decreased their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Amazon.com from $207.00 to $203.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and set a $260.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $244.09.
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Amazon.com Stock Down 0.5%
NASDAQ:AMZN traded down $1.12 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $210.25. 38,323,768 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 41,966,896. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.06. The company has a market capitalization of $2.23 trillion, a P/E ratio of 38.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a fifty day moving average of $188.72 and a 200 day moving average of $208.27. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $151.61 and a twelve month high of $242.52.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $155.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $154.96 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 9.29% and a return on equity of 24.25%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.98 earnings per share. On average, analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.
About Amazon.com
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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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