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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Shares Sold by Laffer Tengler Investments Inc.

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Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. lowered its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 3.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 44,802 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 1,710 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises approximately 1.9% of Laffer Tengler Investments Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Laffer Tengler Investments Inc.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $9,829,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Accordant Advisory Group Inc grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 400.0% in the fourth quarter. Accordant Advisory Group Inc now owns 125 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Compass Planning Associates Inc acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at $51,000. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 23.8% in the 4th quarter. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC now owns 234 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Finally, Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 64.4% during the fourth quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 286 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $235.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. DA Davidson upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $235.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Maxim Group lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Amazon.com from $275.00 to $250.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-three have issued a buy rating and one has given 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 price target of $260.53.

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Amazon.com Stock Down 4.2 %

Shares of AMZN opened at $171.00 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $151.61 and a 52 week high of $242.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.81 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $212.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $208.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.06.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.27, for a total transaction of $6,332,425.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 497,067 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $114,459,618.09. This represents a 5.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,784 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.65, for a total value of $4,585,989.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,118,886 shares of the company's stock, valued at $467,532,195.90. This represents a 0.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 104,798 shares of company stock worth $23,341,803 in the last 90 days. 10.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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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