Cornerstone Enterprises LLC Buys 2,423 Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN

Cornerstone Enterprises LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 5.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 50,777 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,423 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for 5.6% of Cornerstone Enterprises LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Cornerstone Enterprises LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $11,720,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,740 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $402,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. now owns 1,633 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 886 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $205,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Western Financial Corp CA lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Western Financial Corp CA now owns 3,076 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $710,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cadence Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,328 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amazon.com Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $264.14 on Friday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.00 and a 52 week high of $278.56. The company’s 50 day moving average is $234.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $230.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The company has a market cap of $2.84 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.60, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.46.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZNGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.63 by $1.15. The company had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.59 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on AMZN shares. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $315.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Roth Mkm increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $298.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $315.00 target price (up from $260.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $312.52.

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Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total value of $7,562,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 471,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $129,624,275. This trade represents a 5.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total transaction of $2,187,624.07. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 41,190 shares in the company, valued at $8,461,661.70. This trade represents a 20.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 190,593 shares of company stock valued at $46,081,241. Corporate insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

About Amazon.com

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

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