Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Grows Position in Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych raised its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 22.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 27,700 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,000 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up 3.1% of Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $6,394,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Pursue Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 87.0% in the 4th quarter. Pursue Wealth Partners LLC now owns 51,535 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $11,895,000 after purchasing an additional 23,974 shares during the last quarter. Adelphi Trust Co purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,687,000. LBP AM SA increased its stake in Amazon.com by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. LBP AM SA now owns 2,043,679 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $471,722,000 after purchasing an additional 148,252 shares in the last quarter. Austin Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 11.6% during the 4th quarter. Austin Wealth Management LLC now owns 15,469 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $3,810,000 after purchasing an additional 1,609 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PFG Investments LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 8.7% in the fourth quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 172,424 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $39,799,000 after buying an additional 13,847 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total value of $3,642,860.22. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,930,094.10. This represents a 65.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total value of $2,187,624.07. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $8,461,661.70. The trade was a 20.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 128,035 shares of company stock valued at $28,827,479 in the last 90 days. 8.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on AMZN shares. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Pivotal Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $320.00 price target (up from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 price objective (up from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday. KeyCorp increased their target price on Amazon.com from $325.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $175.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-five have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $310.25.

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Amazon.com Trading Up 1.3%

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $268.38 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $2.89 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $223.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $227.40. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $183.85 and a 12 month high of $273.88.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZNGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $1.15. The firm had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $177.28 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 12.22%.The company’s revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.59 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current year.

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Amazon.com, Inc is a diversified technology and retail company best known for its e-commerce marketplace and broad portfolio of consumer and enterprise services. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company launched as an online bookseller and expanded into a global retail platform that sells products directly to consumers and provides a marketplace for third-party sellers. Over time Amazon has grown beyond retail into areas including cloud computing, digital media, devices and logistics.

Key businesses and offerings include Amazon’s online marketplace and fulfillment services, the Amazon Prime membership program (which bundles expedited shipping with streaming and other benefits), Amazon Web Services (AWS) which supplies on-demand cloud computing and storage to businesses and public-sector customers, and a range of content and advertising services such as Prime Video and Amazon Advertising.

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