AA Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 15.1% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 20,180 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,642 shares during the quarter. AA Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $4,203,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 832,274,556 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $158,348,557,000 after purchasing an additional 8,913,959 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 388,653,121 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $89,708,913,000 after purchasing an additional 6,971,680 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 225,120,994 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $51,753,622,000 after purchasing an additional 2,479,324 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter worth about $32,868,735,000. Finally, Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 27,376.7% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 98,448,885 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,272,397,000 after purchasing an additional 98,090,585 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Amazon.com Stock Up 0.4%
AMZN stock opened at $242.67 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $2.61 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 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. The business’s 50-day moving average is $254.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $234.51. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.00 and a fifty-two week high of $278.56.
Key Stories Impacting Amazon.com
Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon said its Leo satellite network has enough satellites to begin initial broadband service this year, creating a new growth avenue in space-based internet. Reuters: Amazon to start initial Leo internet service this year as network nears 400 satellites
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon is deepening its AI strategy by developing custom chips for consumer devices and expanding AWS AI engineering support, which could strengthen margins and enterprise adoption. CNBC: Amazon is designing its own AI chips for Echo, Fire TV and future devices
- Positive Sentiment: Prime Day sales reportedly rose to a record $26.4 billion, signaling strong e-commerce demand and improving sentiment ahead of quarterly results. Yahoo Finance/Reuters: Online Spending Rises 5.3% on First Day of Amazon’s Prime Day
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
AMZN has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, June 26th. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $320.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. New Street Research upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group lifted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Amazon.com presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $312.79.
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Insider Activity at Amazon.com
In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 15,467 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.40, for a total value of $4,074,007.80. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 14,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,729,480.60. The trade was a 52.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 31,352 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total transaction of $8,621,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,175,766 shares in the company, valued at $598,335,650. This represents a 1.42% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 195,774 shares of company stock worth $51,643,704 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.
Amazon.com Profile
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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