Summitry LLC lowered its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 0.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 493,597 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 3,539 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises 5.3% of Summitry LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Summitry LLC's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $108,290,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Swedbank AB lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 1.4% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 13,335,826 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $2,484,864,000 after purchasing an additional 183,610 shares during the last quarter. Sassicaia Capital Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $279,000. Howard Capital Management Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Howard Capital Management Group LLC now owns 356,539 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $66,434,000 after buying an additional 897 shares in the last quarter. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Amazon.com by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,512 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $1,027,000 after buying an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Amazon.com by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 20,166,314 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $3,757,589,000 after acquiring an additional 984,570 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 8,833 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.47, for a total value of $1,965,077.51. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 119,780 shares of the company's stock, valued at $26,647,456.60. The trade was a 6.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,784 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.65, for a total value of $4,585,989.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 2,118,886 shares in the company, valued at $467,532,195.90. The trade was a 0.97 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 104,798 shares of company stock worth $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 trading hours on Friday, hitting $188.99. 36,349,105 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 41,913,658. 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 twelve month low of $151.61 and a twelve month high of $242.52. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $193.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $207.75. The company has a market cap of $2.00 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.18, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities analysts have issued reports on AMZN shares. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Amazon.com from $207.00 to $203.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $255.00 to $220.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $275.00 to $248.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. HSBC raised their price target on Amazon.com from $225.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $265.00 price objective (up from $225.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $247.56.
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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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