Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc.
( NASDAQ:AMZN ) by 12.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,064,900 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 345,186 shares during the period.
Amazon.com accounts for 3.0% of Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in Amazon.
com were worth $672,409,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of 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 grew 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 acquiring an additional 6,545,944 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.
8% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 67,092,427 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $14,719,407,000 after purchasing an additional 545,292 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.
boosted its stake in Amazon.com by 4.1% in the fourth quarter.
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 59,638,207 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $13,084,026,000 after buying an additional 2,330,113 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.
com by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 57,833,954 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $10,776,201,000 after purchasing an additional 1,984,592 shares in the last quarter.
72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Insider Activity at Amazon.
com In related news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,784 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st.
The shares were sold at an average price of $220.65, for a total transaction of $4,585,989.60.
Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,118,886 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $467,532,195.90. The trade was a 0.
97 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website . Also, CEO Douglas J.
Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 497,067 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $114,459,618.09.
This trade represents a 5.24 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here .
Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 104,798 shares of company stock valued at $23,341,803. 10.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In View Our Latest Report on Amazon.com Amazon.com Price Performance NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $181.
22 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $205.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $208.
47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.
06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. Amazon.
com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $151.61 and a 52 week high of $242.
52. The stock has a market cap of $1.92 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.
77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39.
Amazon.com ( NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.
86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.52 by $0.34.
Amazon.com had a net margin of 9.29% and a return on equity of 24.
25%. As a group, analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc.
will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year. Amazon.
com Profile ( Free Report ) 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. Recommended Stories Want to see what other hedge funds are holding AMZN? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Amazon.
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Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Increases Stock Position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 12.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,064,900 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 345,186 shares during the period. Amazon.com accounts for 3.0% [...]