Representative Julie Johnson (D-Texas) recently sold shares of Amazon.com, Inc. NASDAQ: AMZN. In a filing disclosed on May 14th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $15,001 and $50,000 in Amazon.com stock on April 7th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MERRILL LYNCH LONG TERM GROWTH" account.
Representative Julie Johnson also recently made the following trade(s):
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Fidelity National Information Services NYSE: FIS on 4/30/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Blackstone NYSE: BX on 4/22/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Fidelity National Information Services NYSE: FIS on 4/22/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of United Parcel Service NYSE: UPS on 4/15/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of United Parcel Service NYSE: UPS on 4/11/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of 3M NYSE: MMM on 4/11/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of DT Midstream NYSE: DTM on 4/7/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Intuitive Surgical NASDAQ: ISRG on 4/7/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Howmet Aerospace NYSE: HWM on 4/7/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Carlisle Companies NYSE: CSL on 4/7/2025.
Amazon.com Price Performance
AMZN stock traded down $0.42 during trading on Friday, hitting $204.75. The company had a trading volume of 13,807,787 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,828,807. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $189.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $208.40. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The company has a market cap of $2.17 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.30. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $151.61 and a fifty-two week high of $242.52.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $155.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $154.96 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.25% and a net margin of 9.29%. Amazon.com's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.98 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 8,833 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.47, for a total transaction of $1,965,077.51. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,647,456.60. This trade represents a 6.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Keith Brian Alexander sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.68, for a total value of $210,680.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 5,465 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,151,366.20. The trade was a 15.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 80,798 shares of company stock worth $17,696,733. 9.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages recently commented on AMZN. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price target on Amazon.com from $287.00 to $288.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. DA Davidson reduced their price objective on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Raymond James reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $195.00 price objective (down previously from $275.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $244.09.
View Our Latest Analysis on AMZN
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com
Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Josh Arnold Investment Consultant LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.4% in the first quarter. Josh Arnold Investment Consultant LLC now owns 111,760 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $21,263,000 after acquiring an additional 403 shares in the last quarter. Kensico Capital Management Corp increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 21.8% in the first quarter. Kensico Capital Management Corp now owns 1,187,400 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $225,915,000 after acquiring an additional 212,700 shares in the last quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 106.5% during the first quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 722,121 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $137,391,000 after buying an additional 372,430 shares in the last quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.0% during the first quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 462,089 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $87,917,000 after buying an additional 4,649 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DnB Asset Management AS grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 3.0% during the first quarter. DnB Asset Management AS now owns 6,256,630 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $1,190,386,000 after buying an additional 183,353 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
About Representative Johnson
Julie Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas' 32nd Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 32nd Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Julie Johnson earned a B.A. in history and government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1991. Johnson's career experience includes working as an attorney.
About Amazon.com
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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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