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

Key Points

• Representative Cleo Fields acquired shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) valued between $15,001 and $50,000 on September 17th, according to a filing disclosed on September 30th.
• Amazon.com reported a quarterly EPS of $1.68, surpassing analysts' estimates of $1.31, with a revenue of $167.70 billion, up 13.3% year-over-year.
• Morgan Stanley and multiple research firms have recently maintained a positive outlook on Amazon.com, reaffirming an "overweight" rating and setting price targets as high as $280.00.

Representative Cleo Fields (D-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Amazon.com, Inc. NASDAQ: AMZN. In a filing disclosed on September 30th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $15,001 and $50,000 in Amazon.com stock on September 17th. 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 Oracle NYSE: ORCL on 9/23/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Opendoor Technologies NASDAQ: OPEN on 9/19/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Oracle NYSE: ORCL on 9/18/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOG on 9/17/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Oracle NYSE: ORCL on 9/17/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOG on 9/17/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 9/17/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 9/17/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 9/10/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of McDonald's NYSE: MCD on 9/10/2025.

Amazon.com Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $220.63 on Thursday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $161.38 and a 1-year high of $242.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The business's 50 day moving average is $226.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $210.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.35 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.63, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.28.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Carderock Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com during the first quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 81.9% during the second quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capitol Family Office Inc. purchased a new position in Amazon.com during the first quarter valued at approximately $42,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on AMZN. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Westpark Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, DA Davidson increased their price target on Amazon.com from $230.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $265.09.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other news, CFO Brian T. Olsavsky sold 17,750 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.74, for a total value of $3,953,635.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 49,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,914,260. This trade represents a 26.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,715 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.64, for a total value of $601,752.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $26,548,039.20. The trade was a 2.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 20,842,622 shares of company stock valued at $4,731,205,179 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

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.

About Amazon.com

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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