United Asset Strategies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 198,215 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 2,599 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 4.0% of United Asset Strategies Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. United Asset Strategies Inc.'s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $43,486,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.27, for a total value of $6,332,425.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 497,067 shares in the company, valued at approximately $114,459,618.09. This trade represents a 5.24 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.06, for a total transaction of $246,237.22. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 24,912 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $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. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 51,848 shares of company stock worth $11,368,639. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Several brokerages recently weighed in on AMZN. Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $246.00 to $306.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on Amazon.com from $236.00 to $287.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Benchmark upped their price target on Amazon.com from $215.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Roth Mkm lifted their price objective on Amazon.com from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Maxim Group upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $260.74.

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

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.34. Amazon.com had a net margin of 9.29% and a return on equity of 25.49%. On average, research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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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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