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Versant Capital Management Inc Has $2.70 Million Stock Holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

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Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 39.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,301 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after acquiring an additional 3,466 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,699,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 20.5% during the 3rd quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 150,661 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 25,581 shares during the last quarter. PayPay Securities Corp lifted its position in Amazon.com by 64.6% during the second quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 163 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. Hoese & Co LLP purchased a new stake in Amazon.com in the third quarter worth approximately $37,000. Bull Oak Capital LLC bought a new stake in Amazon.com in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Finally, Values First Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the 3rd quarter valued at $56,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on AMZN. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Wolfe Research boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $224.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $236.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Two equities research 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 company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $245.65.

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Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $225.94 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.38 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.14. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $151.61 and a 12-month high of $233.00. 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's 50-day moving average price is $217.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $196.30.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $158.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $157.28 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 22.41% and a net margin of 8.04%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.85 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 5.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

In other news, 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 completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 88,203 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,273,459.55. This trade represents a 4.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Daniel P. Huttenlocher sold 1,237 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $199.06, for a total transaction of $246,237.22. Following the sale, 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 a total of 6,032,344 shares of company stock worth $1,253,456,822 over the last three months. 10.80% of the stock is owned by 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.

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

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