Headwater Capital Co Ltd Invests $15.36 Million in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Headwater Capital Co Ltd acquired a new stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 70,000 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $15,357,000. Amazon.com accounts for about 8.2% of Headwater Capital Co Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Threadgill Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Threadgill Financial LLC now owns 47,668 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $10,458,000 after purchasing an additional 2,628 shares in the last quarter. Crescent Sterling Ltd. grew its position in Amazon.com by 46.6% in the fourth quarter. Crescent Sterling Ltd. now owns 4,840 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $1,062,000 after purchasing an additional 1,538 shares in the last quarter. Matrix Trust Co acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at $174,000. Aprio Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 25.3% during the 4th quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,060 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $2,865,000 after buying an additional 2,641 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Czech National Bank grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 2,029,097 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $445,164,000 after acquiring an additional 126,224 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In related news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 2,996,362 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $208.85, for a total value of $625,790,203.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 917,416,976 shares in the company, valued at $191,602,535,437.60. This trade represents a 0.33 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.06, for a total transaction of $246,237.22. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 24,912 shares in the company, valued at $4,958,982.72. The trade was a 4.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 6,032,344 shares of company stock valued at $1,253,456,822 in the last 90 days. 10.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMZN has been the subject of several recent research reports. Loop Capital increased their price target on Amazon.com from $225.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Wolfe Research boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $270.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Oppenheimer boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Two 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 company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $247.72.

Amazon.com Price Performance

NASDAQ AMZN traded up $4.30 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $235.01. 41,375,972 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 31,919,486. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $218.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $196.68. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $151.61 and a fifty-two week high of $235.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company has a market cap of $2.47 trillion, a PE ratio of 50.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.14.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.29. Amazon.com had a net margin of 8.04% and a return on equity of 22.41%. The business had revenue of $158.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $157.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.85 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 5.39 EPS for the current year.

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.