Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Stock Holdings Trimmed by Constant Guidance Financial LLC

Constant Guidance Financial LLC lowered its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 10.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,737 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 1,656 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 2.7% of Constant Guidance Financial LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Constant Guidance Financial LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $3,014,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Accordant Advisory Group Inc grew its stake in shares of 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 last quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Amazon.com by 20.5% in the third 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 position in shares of Amazon.com in the third quarter valued at $45,000. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC increased 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 valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Values First Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter valued at $56,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 8,833 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.47, for a total value of $1,965,077.51. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,647,456.60. This represents a 6.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 5,501 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $228.44, for a total transaction of $1,256,648.44. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 505,318 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $115,434,843.92. The trade was a 1.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 102,298 shares of company stock valued at $22,871,828 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Price Performance

NASDAQ AMZN traded down $2.21 on Monday, hitting $195.74. The stock had a trading volume of 47,047,364 shares, compared to its average volume of 38,212,317. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $221.65 and a 200-day moving average of $207.76. 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, Inc. has a 52-week low of $151.61 and a 52-week high of $242.52. The company has a market capitalization of $2.07 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.19.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.34. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.25% and a net margin of 9.29%. Equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on AMZN shares. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Phillip Securities downgraded shares of Amazon.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $235.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $270.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic lifted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $225.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $260.65.

About Amazon.com

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.