AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN – Free Report) by 28.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,553 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 5,474 shares during the period. AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,973,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of AMZN. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 10.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $885,478,000 after acquiring an additional 397,007 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,495,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $442,481,000 after purchasing an additional 54,987 shares during the period. Highview Capital Management LLC DE lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $6,357,000 after buying an additional 1,518 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth $2,153,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
Amazon.com Stock Up 0.6%
Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $244.41 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $258.60. The company’s fifty day moving average is $227.39 and its 200-day moving average is $218.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02. The company has a market capitalization of $2.61 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.29.
Insider Activity at Amazon.com
In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total transaction of $3,022,853.20. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 44,110 shares in the company, valued at $9,825,943.60. This trade represents a 23.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 8,173 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.03, for a total value of $2,043,495.19. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 80,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,009,900.90. This trade represents a 9.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 128,084 shares of company stock valued at $29,405,457 over the last three months. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages recently commented on AMZN. Westpark Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $300.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $272.00 to $303.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Oppenheimer increased their target price on Amazon.com from $245.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, UBS Group set a $310.00 price target on Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-five have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $293.17.
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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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