Oakworth Capital Inc. increased its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 23.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 26,102 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,913 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises about 0.4% of Oakworth Capital Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. Oakworth Capital Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $5,727,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 832,274,556 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $158,348,557,000 after acquiring an additional 8,913,959 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 542,733.6% during the second quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 132,641,388 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $29,100,194,000 after acquiring an additional 132,616,953 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,379,134 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $18,527,354,000 after acquiring an additional 302,858 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the first quarter valued at $11,674,091,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 1.0% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 60,243,622 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $11,461,952,000 after acquiring an additional 605,415 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
Amazon.com Stock Down 5.0%
Shares of Amazon.com stock opened at $216.37 on Monday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $242.52. The business has a 50-day moving average of $225.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of $211.97. The company has a market capitalization of $2.31 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.81.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
AMZN has been the topic of several research reports. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Amazon.com from $220.00 to $244.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Citigroup reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Roth Capital set a $250.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Mizuho set a $300.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $266.26.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In other Amazon.com news, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 17,750 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.74, for a total value of $3,953,635.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 49,000 shares in the company, valued at $10,914,260. This represents a 26.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $217.10, for a total value of $542,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 515,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $111,916,569.70. This represents a 0.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 11,597,911 shares of company stock valued at $2,652,463,783. 10.80% of the stock is owned by company 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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