Venator Management LLC cut its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 4.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 175,600 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 8,890 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 10.3% of Venator Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Venator Management LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $33,935,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. PayPay Securities Corp raised its stake in Amazon.com by 64.6% during the second quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 163 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc raised its stake in Amazon.com by 650.0% during the second quarter. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc now owns 300 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the period. Steph & Co. purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $65,000. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $69,000. Finally, Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth about $77,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,784 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.77, for a total transaction of $3,757,123.68. Following the transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,784 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.77, for a total transaction of $3,757,123.68. Following the transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 3,791 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.04, for a total transaction of $686,322.64. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 121,461 shares in the company, valued at $21,989,299.44. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 54,355 shares of company stock worth $9,877,423 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.
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Amazon.com Trading Up 0.8 %
Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $188.99 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $181.98 and a 200-day simple moving average of $183.41. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $118.35 and a 12-month high of $201.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The stock has a market cap of $1.97 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.94, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.14.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last issued 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $148.63 billion. On average, equities analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 4.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Amazon.com Company Profile
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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