Cathy Pareto & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 12,707 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $2,788,000. Amazon.com makes up 2.6% of Cathy Pareto & Associates Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Rench Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Amazon.com by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. Rench Wealth Management Inc. now owns 50,403 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $9,392,000 after buying an additional 3,703 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 9.7% during the third quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 184,594 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $34,395,000 after acquiring an additional 16,392 shares during the period. Blankinship & Foster LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com by 216.4% during the third quarter. Blankinship & Foster LLC now owns 6,930 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $1,291,000 after purchasing an additional 4,740 shares in the last quarter. Umpqua Bank lifted its position in Amazon.com by 0.4% in the third quarter. Umpqua Bank now owns 35,120 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $6,544,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the period. Finally, One Wealth Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at $4,270,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AMZN stock opened at $228.68 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market cap of $2.40 trillion, a P/E ratio of 41.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.15. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $151.61 and a 1-year high of $242.52. The business's 50 day moving average is $228.21 and its 200-day moving average is $202.30.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.52 by $0.34. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 25.49% and a net margin of 9.29%. Equities analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on AMZN. Mizuho upped their price objective on Amazon.com from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Amazon.com from $225.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Amazon.com from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Two research 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $260.74.

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In other news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 15,260 shares of the 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 sale, the chief executive officer now owns 349,261 shares in the company, valued at approximately $69,918,559.59. This represents a 4.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.06, for a total value of $246,237.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 24,912 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,958,982.72. This represents a 4.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 51,848 shares of company stock worth $11,368,639 in the last quarter. 10.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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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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