Maridea Wealth Management LLC Purchases Shares of 8,525 Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Maridea Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 8,525 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $1,870,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cable Hill Partners LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Cable Hill Partners LLC now owns 9,588 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $2,104,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC increased 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 purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Northern Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Amazon.com by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Northern Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,353 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $1,613,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. White Wing Wealth Management increased its stake in Amazon.com by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. White Wing Wealth Management now owns 1,972 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $433,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MBM Wealth Consultants LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 8,578 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $1,889,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the company's 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 497,067 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $114,459,618.09. This represents a 5.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 14,620 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.14, for a total transaction of $3,262,306.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 49,000 shares in the company, valued at $10,933,860. This trade represents a 22.98 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 104,798 shares of company stock valued at $23,341,803 in the last three months. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $187.70 on Tuesday. The company's fifty day moving average is $192.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $208.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $151.61 and a 12-month high of $242.52. The company has a market cap of $1.99 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 earnings per share (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 analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMZN has been the subject of several recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $255.00 to $220.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $235.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $270.00 to $230.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. HSBC upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $225.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Phillip Securities lowered shares of Amazon.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $246.73.

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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