Investing In Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): Why Should You?

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The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Internet Retail industry segment. The current market capitalization of Amazon.com Inc. is $1612.31B. A total of 36.95 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 50.14M shares.

Insider Activity

Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, AMZN has seen 9 BUY and 17 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 44,598 and the disposition of 2,252,935 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 51 BUYs and 126 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 405,657 shares during that period but sold 4,505,692.

In the most recent transaction, Selipsky Adam sold 500 shares of AMZN for 153.86 per share on Jan 19. After the transaction, the CEO Amazon Web Services now owns 117,060 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 18, Selipsky Adam sold 500 shares at 152.78 per share. AMZN shares that CEO Amazon Web Services owns now total 117,560.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Selipsky Adam disposed of 500 shares on Jan 05 at a per-share price of $144.61. This resulted in the CEO Amazon Web Services holding 118,060 shares of AMZN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Selipsky Adam sold 500 shares at $145.63 per share on Jan 04. Company shares held by the CEO Amazon Web Services now total 118,560.

It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for AMZN in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $183.71 with high estimates of $230.00 and low estimates of $150.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AMZN has a high of $157.17 and a low of $88.12.

As of this writing, AMZN has an earnings estimate of $Amarin Corporation plc per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of Amazon.com, Inc. estimates, with a high estimate of $Astrazeneca PLC per share and a lower estimate of $Amgen Inc.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. AMZN’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $96.05B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $116.39B in debt and $142.27B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $17.71, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $138.25B.

Analysts Opinion

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AMZN is Buy with a score of 4.89.

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