Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is Opinicus Capital Inc.'s 6th Largest Position

Opinicus Capital Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 7.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 17,633 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 1,447 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up 3.3% of Opinicus Capital Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Opinicus Capital Inc.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $3,869,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. State Street Corp increased its stake in Amazon.com by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 359,179,990 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $66,926,008,000 after buying an additional 11,370,309 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.4% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 199,915,046 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $37,116,341,000 after acquiring an additional 6,545,944 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.6% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 57,833,954 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $10,776,201,000 after acquiring an additional 1,984,592 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.6% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 57,308,094 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $10,678,217,000 after acquiring an additional 1,980,663 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.5% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 47,156,540 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $8,843,714,000 after acquiring an additional 257,072 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 4,351 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $229.85, for a total transaction of $1,000,077.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 88,203 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,273,459.55. This trade represents a 4.70 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.27, for a total value of $6,332,425.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 497,067 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $114,459,618.09. This represents a 5.24 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 106,649 shares of company stock valued at $23,871,905. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Amazon.com Trading Up 2.2 %

AMZN opened at $208.36 on Thursday. The stock's fifty day moving average is $225.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $206.50. The company has a market capitalization of $2.21 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.68, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.15. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $151.61 and a 52 week high of $242.52. 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 (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.52 by $0.34. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.25% and a net margin of 9.29%. Analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Loop Capital upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Tigress Financial upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $245.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Maxim Group upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Wolfe Research increased their price target on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $260.65.

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.

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