Lbmc Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN – Free Report) by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 33,290 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 323 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up about 0.5% of Lbmc Investment Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Lbmc Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $6,203,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. PayPay Securities Corp lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 64.6% in the second quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 163 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc raised its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 260 shares during the period. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the 1st quarter valued at $69,000. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter worth $77,000. Finally, Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 84.7% during the 2nd quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC now owns 434 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $84,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
AMZN has been the subject of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on Amazon.com from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Itau BBA Securities downgraded shares of Amazon.com from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $186.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Maxim Group boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $251.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $246.48.
Amazon.com Price Performance
Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $195.78 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $185.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $183.89. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $138.36 and a twelve month high of $201.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.05 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.29. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.46% and a net margin of 8.04%. The business had revenue of $158.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $157.28 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 4.84 EPS for the current year.
Insider Transactions at Amazon.com
In related news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 2,190 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.00, for a total value of $427,050.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 62,420 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,171,900. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In other news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,784 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.77, for a total value of $3,757,123.68. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,056,534 shares in the company, 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 accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 2,190 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.00, for a total value of $427,050.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 62,420 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,171,900. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 50,855 shares of company stock valued at $9,215,048. 10.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
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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