Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Shares Acquired Rep. Cleo Fields

Key Points

• Representative Cleo Fields purchased between $50,001 and $100,000 in Amazon.com stock on August 15th, which was disclosed in a filing on September 3rd.
• Amazon.com reported quarterly earnings of $1.68 per share, exceeding estimates and showcasing a year-over-year revenue increase of 13.3%.
• Several analysts have recently issued positive ratings for Amazon.com, with price targets ranging from $260.00 to $300.00, reflecting a strong consensus on the stock.

Representative Cleo Fields (D-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Amazon.com, Inc. NASDAQ: AMZN. In a filing disclosed on September 03rd, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $50,001 and $100,000 in Amazon.com stock on August 15th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY - E*TRADE #2" account.

Representative Cleo Fields also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 8/22/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 8/20/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Advanced Micro Devices NASDAQ: AMD on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing NYSE: TSM on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 8/15/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 8/14/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 8/13/2025.

Amazon.com Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMZN traded down $3.35 during trading on Friday, hitting $232.33. The company's stock had a trading volume of 36,684,807 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,905,296. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02. Amazon.com, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $242.52. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $225.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $208.13. The company has a market capitalization of $2.48 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.42, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.30.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.37. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 10.54%.The firm had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $161.80 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.26 earnings per share. Amazon.com's revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of AMZN. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Carderock Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the second quarter worth $27,000. LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the first quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the first quarter worth $40,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,715 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.64, for a total transaction of $601,752.60. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at $26,548,039.20. This trade represents a 2.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total value of $3,022,853.20. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 44,110 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,825,943.60. This trade represents a 23.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 25,097,911 shares of company stock valued at $5,676,032,574 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Amazon.com from $238.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $280.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday, August 1st. Monness Crespi & Hardt increased their target price on Amazon.com from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Roth Capital set a $250.00 target price on Amazon.com and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $271.00 price target (up from $249.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $262.87.

About Representative FIELDS

Cleo Fields (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Fields (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 3, 2026. Cleo Fields graduated from McKinley High School in 1980. He earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Southern University in 1984 and a J.D. from the Southern University Law Center in 1987. His career experience includes working as a state legislator and U.S. congressman. When Fields was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 1986, he was the youngest person ever elected to the State Senate in Louisiana’s history. In 1995, Fields ran for governor of Louisiana, becoming the first African American since reconstruction to make the runoff.

Amazon.com Company Profile

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.