Rep. Lisa C. McClain Sells Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Stock

Key Points

• Representative Lisa C. McClain sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. on August 4th, as disclosed in a filing.
• Amazon.com reported a strong quarterly performance with $1.68 EPS, exceeding analyst expectations, and had a revenue of $167.70 billion.
• Analysts have raised their price targets for Amazon.com, with a consensus target of $262.87 and the majority of analysts recommending a "buy" rating.

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently sold shares of Amazon.com, Inc. NASDAQ: AMZN. In a filing disclosed on August 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Amazon.com stock on August 4th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924" account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Autoliv NYSE: ALV on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials NASDAQ: AMAT on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. NYSE: AJG on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of SAP NYSE: SAP on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of XPO NYSE: XPO on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lithia Motors NYSE: LAD on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Sanofi NASDAQ: SNY on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Waters NYSE: WAT on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Group 1 Automotive NYSE: GPI on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 7/22/2025.

Amazon.com Stock Up 2.9%

Shares of NASDAQ AMZN opened at $230.98 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $242.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.46 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.31. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $221.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $208.69.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.37. The business had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.80 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.26 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amazon.com

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Carderock Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Cooksen Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the first quarter valued at $36,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In related news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, July 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $224.81, for a total value of $960,666,409.97. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 897,722,088 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $201,816,902,603.28. This trade represents a 0.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold 25,096,253 shares of company stock valued at $5,673,745,409 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMZN has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Amazon.com from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Westpark Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $220.00 to $244.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $225.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-seven have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $262.87.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

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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