Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Shares Sold by Twin City Private Wealth LLC

Twin City Private Wealth LLC lowered its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 15.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 10,631 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 1,919 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises 2.1% of Twin City Private Wealth LLC's holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Twin City Private Wealth LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,332,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 823,360,597 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $180,637,081,000 after buying an additional 17,635,391 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 11,370,309 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 3.4% during 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 purchasing an additional 6,545,944 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 67,092,427 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $14,719,407,000 after purchasing an additional 545,292 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 59,638,207 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $13,084,026,000 after purchasing an additional 2,330,113 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Amazon.com Trading Up 3.3 %

Shares of AMZN opened at $186.54 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The stock has a market cap of $1.98 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.73, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $151.61 and a 1 year high of $242.52. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $194.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $207.70.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 earnings per share (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%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMZN has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $245.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $257.00 to $225.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $270.00 to $220.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Raymond James reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $195.00 target price (down previously from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Amazon.com from $275.00 to $248.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-five have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $247.56.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 14,620 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.14, for a total transaction of $3,262,306.80. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 49,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,933,860. This represents a 22.98 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the 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 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 104,798 shares of company stock valued at $23,341,803 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.

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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