POM Investment Strategies LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN – Free Report) by 73.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,119 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 475 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up about 0.2% of POM Investment Strategies LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. POM Investment Strategies LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $216,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth approximately $17,700,551,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.9% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 785,811,114 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $141,744,609,000 after purchasing an additional 14,724,687 shares during the period. Swedbank AB bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter worth approximately $2,239,757,000. Capital World Investors increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 64.6% in the first quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 29,359,677 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $5,295,899,000 after buying an additional 11,524,463 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 8.5% during the 1st quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 86,982,857 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $15,689,968,000 after buying an additional 6,810,145 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity at Amazon.com
In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.99, for a total transaction of $685,965.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 519,753 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $101,866,390.47. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.99, for a total value of $685,965.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 519,753 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $101,866,390.47. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 3,791 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.04, for a total transaction of $686,322.64. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 121,461 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,989,299.44. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 6,104,317 shares of company stock worth $1,220,621,322 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.
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Amazon.com Trading Down 0.9 %
Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $184.89 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.88. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $118.35 and a 1 year high of $201.20. The company has a market cap of $1.92 trillion, a P/E ratio of 51.79, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.14. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $179.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $181.74.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.18. Amazon.com had a net margin of 7.35% and a return on equity of 21.39%. The business had revenue of $147.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $148.63 billion. Sell-side analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 4.86 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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