LifeGoal Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 2,213 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $486,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 23.8% in the 4th quarter. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC now owns 234 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. White Wing Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. White Wing Wealth Management now owns 1,972 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $433,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC lifted its position 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 worth $1,889,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the period. Semus Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 0.3% during the third quarter. Semus Wealth Partners LLC now owns 17,920 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $3,339,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GGM Financials LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. GGM Financials LLC now owns 2,463 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $540,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms have issued reports on AMZN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $236.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $207.00 to $203.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Mizuho raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Loop Capital boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $260.11.
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Amazon.com Stock Down 2.1 %
Shares of Amazon.com stock traded down $4.12 on Monday, hitting $188.60. The company had a trading volume of 32,306,674 shares, compared to its average volume of 39,807,073. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.00 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.12, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.87. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $151.61 and a twelve month high of $242.52. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $216.86 and a 200-day moving average of $209.25.
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, beating 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%. Research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com
In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 5,501 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $228.44, for a total transaction of $1,256,648.44. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 505,318 shares in the company, valued at approximately $115,434,843.92. This represents a 1.08 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 19,212 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $217.50, for a total value of $4,178,610.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 49,950 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,864,125. This trade represents a 27.78 % 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 three months. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
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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