Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Purchased by Intrua Financial LLC

Intrua Financial LLC raised its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 25.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 30,163 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,196 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 0.7% of Intrua Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Intrua Financial LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $6,623,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Barlow Wealth Partners Inc. raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 0.4% during the second quarter. Barlow Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 12,565 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,763,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Probity Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.4% during the second quarter. Probity Advisors Inc. now owns 12,157 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $2,667,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Union Savings Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 10,723 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,510,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Doheny Asset Management CA boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Doheny Asset Management CA now owns 17,821 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $3,910,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Finally, IMPACTfolio LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 1,225 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $269,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Amazon.com Stock Down 4.4%

AMZN stock opened at $222.69 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $233.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $229.91. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.38 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.37.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZNGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 11.06% and a return on equity of 23.62%. Amazon.com’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.86 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total transaction of $3,853,879.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 6,273 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,360,613.70. This represents a 73.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.00, for a total transaction of $209,700.00. Following the sale, the director owned 7,170 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,670,610. This trade represents a 11.15% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 47,061 shares of company stock valued at $10,351,262. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMZN has been the subject of several research reports. CICC Research upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Robert W. Baird set a $285.00 price target on Amazon.com and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $296.37.

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Amazon.com 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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