Triad Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 19.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,026 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,082 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises approximately 1.3% of Triad Wealth Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest position. Triad Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,427,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in AMZN. Zhang Financial LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 12.9% during the 3rd quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 51,091 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $9,520,000 after acquiring an additional 5,828 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,847,177 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $550,217,000 after acquiring an additional 14,766 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 19.2% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 119,205 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $22,211,000 after acquiring an additional 19,231 shares in the last quarter. Stonekeep Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the second quarter worth approximately $2,588,000. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its stake in Amazon.com by 164.1% in the second quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 1,053,958 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $203,677,000 after purchasing an additional 654,908 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Roth Mkm upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Monness Crespi & Hardt boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $225.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Scotiabank upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $245.00 to $246.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $235.77.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 2,996,362 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $208.85, for a total value of $625,790,203.70. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 917,416,976 shares in the company, valued at $191,602,535,437.60. The trade was a 0.33 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 5,502 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.81, for a total transaction of $1,132,366.62. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 518,911 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $106,797,072.91. This represents a 1.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 6,011,423 shares of company stock valued at $1,249,093,896 over the last 90 days. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Amazon.com Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $198.70 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $192.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $186.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.09 trillion, a P/E ratio of 42.55, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.14. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $142.81 and a 52 week high of $215.90.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.29. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 22.41% and a net margin of 8.04%. The firm had revenue of $158.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $157.28 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.85 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 5.27 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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