Salvus Wealth Management LLC Has $2.41 Million Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

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

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Mizuho raised their target price on Amazon.com from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $197.00 to $212.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Amazon.com from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 target price (up previously from $260.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Amazon.com has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $249.46.

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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:AMZNGet 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

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

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