Thomasville National Bank increased its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN – Free Report) by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 368,668 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,215 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for 5.1% of Thomasville National Bank’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Thomasville National Bank’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $68,694,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. PayPay Securities Corp lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 64.6% in the 2nd quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 163 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. Hoese & Co LLP acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the third quarter valued at about $37,000. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 650.0% in the second quarter. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc now owns 300 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $58,000 after buying an additional 260 shares during the period. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. bought a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $69,000. Finally, Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth about $77,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages recently issued reports on AMZN. Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of Amazon.com from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $225.00 to $183.00 in a report on Monday, October 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Roth Mkm lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Scotiabank boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $245.00 to $246.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group raised their price target on Amazon.com from $215.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $234.55.
Insider Activity at Amazon.com
In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,784 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.77, for a total value of $3,757,123.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,056,534 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $371,759,651.18. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In other Amazon.com news, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 14,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.00, for a total value of $2,628,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 49,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,820,000. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,784 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.77, for a total transaction of $3,757,123.68. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,056,534 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $371,759,651.18. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 55,859 shares of company stock worth $10,215,097. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.
Amazon.com Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $208.18 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $2.19 trillion, a P/E ratio of 44.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.14. The business’s 50 day moving average is $187.83 and its 200-day moving average is $184.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $139.52 and a 1-year high of $212.25.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $158.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $157.28 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.85 earnings per share. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 5.24 earnings per share for the current year.
About Amazon.com
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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