Quantum Financial Advisors LLC Purchases 3,223 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Quantum Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 20.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 19,274 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,223 shares during the period. Quantum Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,449,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. JGP Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. JGP Wealth Management LLC now owns 23,886 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,513,000 after acquiring an additional 562 shares during the last quarter. KWB Wealth bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth $340,000. Systrade AG bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth $7,825,000. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC now owns 32,637 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $7,533,000 after purchasing an additional 1,333 shares during the period. Finally, Constitution Capital LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 39.2% in the fourth quarter. Constitution Capital LLC now owns 26,505 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,118,000 after purchasing an additional 7,465 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

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Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $199.34 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $2.14 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.80, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $258.60. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $216.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $225.07.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZNGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The company had revenue of $213.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.86 earnings per share. Amazon.com’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Maxim Group raised their price objective on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Tigress Financial raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $305.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Finally, Wedbush dropped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $340.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $286.66.

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Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,835 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.82, for a total transaction of $1,406,779.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 522,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $107,512,341.02. This represents a 1.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total transaction of $2,187,624.07. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,461,661.70. This represents a 20.54% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739 in the last 90 days. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Amazon.com Company Profile

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Amazon.com, Inc is a diversified technology and retail company best known for its e-commerce marketplace and broad portfolio of consumer and enterprise services. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company launched as an online bookseller and expanded into a global retail platform that sells products directly to consumers and provides a marketplace for third-party sellers. Over time Amazon has grown beyond retail into areas including cloud computing, digital media, devices and logistics.

Key businesses and offerings include Amazon’s online marketplace and fulfillment services, the Amazon Prime membership program (which bundles expedited shipping with streaming and other benefits), Amazon Web Services (AWS) which supplies on-demand cloud computing and storage to businesses and public-sector customers, and a range of content and advertising services such as Prime Video and Amazon Advertising.

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