Salvus Wealth Management LLC decreased its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 14.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,961 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after selling 1,866 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for about 1.5% of Salvus Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Salvus Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,405,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hoese & Co LLP bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Bull Oak Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000. Values First Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter worth $56,000. IFS Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1,625.0% in the fourth quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 345 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 325 shares during the period. Finally, West Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at about $88,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 2,996,362 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.75, for a total value of $619,497,843.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 914,420,614 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $189,056,461,944.50. This represents a 0.33 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 4,351 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $229.85, for a total transaction of $1,000,077.35. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 88,203 shares in the company, valued at $20,273,459.55. This represents a 4.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 6,032,344 shares of company stock worth $1,253,456,822 in the last quarter. Insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
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Amazon.com Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $237.07 on Thursday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a twelve month low of $151.61 and a twelve month high of $241.77. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $221.62 and its 200-day moving average is $198.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.49 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.76, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.14.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $158.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $157.28 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 8.04% and a return on equity of 22.41%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.85 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 5.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Amazon.com Company 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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