Dantai Capital Ltd increased its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 10.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 30,415 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 2,925 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for 7.2% of Dantai Capital Ltd's portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Dantai Capital Ltd's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $5,667,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 20,897.2% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 39,135,449 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $72,921,080,000 after buying an additional 38,949,065 shares in the last quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 82,457.3% during the 3rd quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 11,405,294 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $2,125,148,000 after acquiring an additional 11,391,479 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in Amazon.com by 3.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 359,179,990 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $66,926,008,000 after acquiring an additional 11,370,309 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 3.4% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 199,915,046 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $37,116,341,000 after purchasing an additional 6,545,944 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 13,606.7% in the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 3,932,580 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $759,971,000 after purchasing an additional 3,903,889 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $225.94 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.09. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $151.61 and a 52 week high of $233.00. The company's 50 day moving average price is $217.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $196.10. The company has a market capitalization of $2.38 trillion, a P/E ratio of 48.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.14.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.43 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.29. The business 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 firm's quarterly revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.85 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 5.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Several research firms 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 research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Bank of America upped their price target on Amazon.com from $210.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $235.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $215.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $245.65.

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In other news, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.06, for a total value of $246,237.22. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 24,912 shares in the company, valued at $4,958,982.72. This trade represents a 4.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 4,351 shares of the business's 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 completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 88,203 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,273,459.55. This represents a 4.70 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 6,032,344 shares of company stock worth $1,253,456,822 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 10.80% of the company's stock.

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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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