Radnor Capital Management LLC raised its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 14.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 13,263 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,720 shares during the quarter. Radnor Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,471,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. PayPay Securities Corp increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 64.6% in the second quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 163 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Hoese & Co LLP acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Bull Oak Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 650.0% in the 2nd quarter. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc now owns 300 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Values First Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the third quarter worth $56,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Maxim Group raised their target price on Amazon.com from $251.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Roth Mkm boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $197.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Moffett Nathanson raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $235.00 to $248.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-one have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $238.87.
Amazon.com Price Performance
Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $227.46 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.39 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.16. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $201.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $189.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $144.05 and a 1-year high of $231.20.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.43 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.29. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 22.41% and a net margin of 8.04%. The business had revenue of $158.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $157.28 billion. Amazon.com’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.85 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 5.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity at Amazon.com
In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 15,260 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.19, for a total transaction of $3,054,899.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 349,261 shares in the company, valued at $69,918,559.59. The trade was a 4.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 4,351 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $229.85, for a total value of $1,000,077.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 88,203 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,273,459.55. This represents a 4.70 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 6,034,534 shares of company stock valued at $1,253,883,872 over the last ninety days. 10.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.
About Amazon.com
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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