Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc. increased its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 5.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 15,707 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 840 shares during the period. Amazon.com makes up about 3.1% of Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $3,035,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of AMZN. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at about $17,700,551,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Amazon.com by 1.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 785,811,114 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $141,744,609,000 after acquiring an additional 14,724,687 shares during the period. Swedbank AB purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter worth about $2,239,757,000. Capital World Investors boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 64.6% during the first quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 29,359,677 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $5,295,899,000 after buying an additional 11,524,463 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 8.5% in the first quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 86,982,857 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $15,689,968,000 after purchasing an additional 6,810,145 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Amazon.com Stock Performance
NASDAQ AMZN opened at $187.97 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.97 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.65, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $178.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $182.48. 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, Inc. has a 12-month low of $118.35 and a 12-month high of $201.20.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research firms recently weighed in on AMZN. TD Securities upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $225.00 to $245.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 10th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $225.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 10th. Piper Sandler cut their price target on Amazon.com from $220.00 to $215.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities raised their target price on Amazon.com from $220.00 to $221.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-one have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $222.84.
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Insider Activity at Amazon.com
In other Amazon.com news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 3,085,116 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.07, for a total transaction of $617,239,158.12. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 931,925,277 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $186,450,290,169.39. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other Amazon.com news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 3,085,116 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.07, for a total transaction of $617,239,158.12. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 931,925,277 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $186,450,290,169.39. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 1,228,993 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.36, for a total transaction of $246,241,037.48. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 930,696,284 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $186,474,307,462.24. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 6,101,797 shares of company stock worth $1,220,129,922. 10.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Amazon.com 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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