Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Sold by Davies Financial Advisors Inc.

Davies Financial Advisors Inc. reduced its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 51.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,572 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 3,712 shares during the period. Amazon.com comprises 1.5% of Davies Financial Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Davies Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $824,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in AMZN. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 10.9% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $885,478,000 after acquiring an additional 397,007 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $5,495,000 after acquiring an additional 986 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $442,481,000 after acquiring an additional 54,987 shares in the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $6,357,000 after acquiring an additional 1,518 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at $2,153,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on AMZN. DZ Bank upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $295.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 target price (up from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $310.00 to $315.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Benchmark boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $275.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $313.09.

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Amazon.com Stock Down 1.4%

Amazon.com stock opened at $268.99 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $230.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $229.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.89 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.18. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $196.00 and a one year high of $278.56.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZNGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $1.15. The business had revenue of $181.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.28 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 12.22% and a return on equity of 19.92%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.59 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.72 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total transaction of $7,562,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 471,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $129,624,275. This represents a 5.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total transaction of $3,642,860.22. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,930,094.10. This represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 191,593 shares of company stock worth $46,289,241 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Amazon.com Company Profile

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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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