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Rep. Cleo Fields Purchases Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

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Key Points

  • Representative Cleo Fields recently purchased shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) valued between $100,001 and $250,000 on September 3rd, according to a filing.
  • Amazon reported a strong earnings performance, with $1.68 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding analyst expectations, and a revenue of $167.70 billion.
  • After recent transactions, insider trading showed significant sales, with CEO Andrew Jassy selling shares valued at over $4.4 million, indicating a 0.90% decrease in ownership.
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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 $100,001 and $250,000 in Amazon.com stock on September 3rd. 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 $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 9/17/2025.
  • 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.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $220.63 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market cap of $2.35 trillion, a P/E ratio of 33.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.28. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $226.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $210.65. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one year high of $242.52.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on AMZN. Zacks Research lowered Amazon.com from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Wedbush reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Amazon.com from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $288.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $265.09.

Check Out Our Latest Report on AMZN

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction on 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 directly owned 44,110 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,825,943.60. The trade was a 23.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 19,872 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $221.58, for a total transaction of $4,403,237.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,178,502 shares of the company's stock, valued at $482,712,473.16. The trade was a 0.90% 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 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 10.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,036,091 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $885,478,000 after buying an additional 397,007 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 25,045 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $5,495,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,016,869 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $442,481,000 after purchasing an additional 54,987 shares during the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE grew its stake in Amazon.com by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 28,975 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $6,357,000 after buying an additional 1,518 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Square Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,153,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% 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

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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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