Peregrine Capital Management LLC Has $154.22 Million Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Peregrine Capital Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 6.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 702,946 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 48,452 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises 4.6% of Peregrine Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Peregrine Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $154,219,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Accordant Advisory Group Inc raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 400.0% during the 4th quarter. Accordant Advisory Group Inc now owns 125 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 20.5% in the 3rd quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 150,661 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 25,581 shares during the last quarter. Bull Oak Capital LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the 3rd quarter worth $45,000. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 23.8% during the 4th quarter. Quattro Financial Advisors LLC now owns 234 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Values First Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter valued at about $56,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Amazon.com Trading Down 1.5 %

NASDAQ AMZN opened at $192.82 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.06. The company has a market capitalization of $2.04 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.19. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $220.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $208.02. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $151.61 and a one year high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZNGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.34. Amazon.com had a net margin of 9.29% and a return on equity of 24.25%. Equities analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMZN has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $235.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $264.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Scotiabank upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $246.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $265.00 target price (up previously from $225.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, February 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $260.65.

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Insider Transactions at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 5,501 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $228.44, for a total value of $1,256,648.44. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 505,318 shares in the company, valued at $115,434,843.92. This trade represents a 1.08 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 8,833 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.47, for a total transaction of $1,965,077.51. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 119,780 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,647,456.60. This trade represents a 6.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 102,298 shares of company stock valued at $22,871,828 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

About Amazon.com

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

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