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11,682 Shares in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Bought by Crowley Wealth Management Inc.

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Crowley Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 11,682 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $2,563,000. Amazon.com makes up 2.3% of Crowley Wealth Management Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest holding.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Accordant Advisory Group Inc lifted its stake 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 in the last quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 23.8% during 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 during the period. Compass Planning Associates Inc purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth about $51,000. Finally, Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth about $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on AMZN. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $236.00 to $287.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Mizuho decreased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $255.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $270.00 to $230.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $245.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, DA Davidson dropped their price target on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $247.56.

Read Our Latest Research Report on AMZN

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 14,620 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.14, for a total value of $3,262,306.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 49,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,933,860. The trade was a 22.98 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.99, for a total transaction of $469,975.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 509,474 shares in the company, valued at approximately $95,776,017.26. The trade was a 0.49 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 104,798 shares of company stock valued at $23,341,803. Insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of Amazon.com stock traded up $2.45 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $188.99. The company had a trading volume of 36,349,105 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,950,653. The company has a 50 day moving average of $194.27 and a 200 day moving average of $207.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.00 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $151.61 and a 52-week high of $242.52. 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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, equities analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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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