Forbes J M & Co. LLP Boosts Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Forbes J M & Co. LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 1.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 182,833 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after purchasing an additional 3,421 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises approximately 3.9% of Forbes J M & Co. LLP's holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. Forbes J M & Co. LLP's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $40,112,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 8,578 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $1,889,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period. Semus Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Semus Wealth Partners LLC now owns 17,920 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $3,339,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc raised its stake in Amazon.com by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 3,359 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $626,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the period. Finally, Eaton Cambridge Inc. lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Eaton Cambridge Inc. now owns 4,533 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $994,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amazon.com news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 8,833 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.47, for a total transaction of $1,965,077.51. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 119,780 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $26,647,456.60. The trade was a 6.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 $114,459,618.09. The trade was a 5.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 106,649 shares of company stock worth $23,871,905 over the last three months. Insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $208.36 on Thursday. The company's 50 day moving average price is $225.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $206.50. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $151.61 and a 12-month 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. The firm has a market cap of $2.21 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.68, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.15.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMZN has been the subject of a number of research reports. Oppenheimer increased their target price on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $270.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $245.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Redburn Atlantic lifted their price target on Amazon.com from $225.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, HSBC upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $225.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $260.65.

Amazon.com Company 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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