Impact Investors Inc purchased a new position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 1,921 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $422,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Accordant Advisory Group Inc grew its position in Amazon.com by 400.0% in the 4th quarter. Accordant Advisory Group Inc now owns 125 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 20.5% in the 3rd quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 150,661 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 25,581 shares during the last quarter. Bull Oak Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the third quarter worth $45,000. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 during the period. Finally, Compass Planning Associates Inc purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter valued at $51,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Amazon.com Trading Up 1.0 %
AMZN traded up $1.91 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $192.17. 41,171,347 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 39,975,586. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $215.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $209.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.04 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.75, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $151.61 and a 52-week high of $242.52.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.34. Amazon.com had a net margin of 9.29% and a return on equity of 24.25%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com
In other Amazon.com news, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 14,620 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.14, for a total transaction of $3,262,306.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 49,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,933,860. The trade was a 22.98 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.27, for a total value of $6,332,425.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 497,067 shares in the company, valued at $114,459,618.09. The trade was a 5.24 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 102,298 shares of company stock valued at $22,871,828 in the last three months. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
AMZN has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Maxim Group boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $236.00 to $287.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Loop Capital increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $246.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on Amazon.com from $275.00 to $250.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $260.53.
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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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