NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report ) by 38.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,952 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 5,519 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises approximately 1.2% of Arista Wealth Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Arista Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $1,615,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
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Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 771,086,427 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $117,158,872,000 after purchasing an additional 13,134,632 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 302,101,441 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $38,403,135,000 after buying an additional 21,649,871 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at $17,700,551,000. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 92,329,336 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $11,736,905,000 after buying an additional 3,260,411 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 56,371,051 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $8,565,017,000 after acquiring an additional 1,389,503 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of analysts recently weighed in on AMZN shares. Wedbush upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $220.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 24th. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, April 24th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Amazon.com from $200.00 to $224.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. UBS Group upped their price target on Amazon.com from $198.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $185.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, February 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $205.13.
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Insider Transactions at Amazon.com In other Amazon.com news, CEO Adam Selipsky sold 500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.00, for a total value of $92,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 131,600 shares of the company's stock, valued at $24,214,400. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website . In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 50,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $168.65, for a total value of $8,432,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,014,055 shares in the company, valued at approximately $339,670,375.75. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website . Also, CEO Adam Selipsky sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.00, for a total value of $92,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 131,600 shares of the company's stock, valued at $24,214,400. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . In the last ninety days, insiders sold 32,214,010 shares of company stock worth $5,505,889,146. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Amazon.com Trading Up 0.7 % AMZN traded up $1.34 during trading on Monday, reaching $180.96. 53,954,343 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 42,970,363. The company's fifty day moving average price is $178.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $159.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.88 trillion, a PE ratio of 62.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.17. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $101.15 and a fifty-two week high of $189.77.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.00 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.19. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 16.61% and a net margin of 5.29%. The business had revenue of $169.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $165.96 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.21 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 4.11 EPS for the current year.
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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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