Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) recently bought shares of Amazon.com, Inc. NASDAQ: AMZN. In a filing disclosed on May 06th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Amazon.com stock on May 5th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MARJORIE IRA" account.
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- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOG on 5/5/2025.
Amazon.com Price Performance
Shares of AMZN stock traded up $0.98 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $193.06. The company had a trading volume of 29,609,499 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,721,953. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $151.61 and a 12 month high of $242.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.06. The firm's fifty day moving average is $188.50 and its 200 day moving average is $207.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.05 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.91, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.30.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.21. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.25% and a net margin of 9.29%. The firm had revenue of $155.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $154.96 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.98 EPS. The company's revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Institutional Trading of Amazon.com
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Momentous Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the fourth quarter valued at about $749,000. Rench Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 7.9% in the third quarter. Rench Wealth Management Inc. now owns 50,403 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $9,392,000 after buying an additional 3,703 shares during the period. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 14.3% during the fourth quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 317,114 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $69,572,000 after acquiring an additional 39,696 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 173.6% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,461,573 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $759,434,000 after buying an additional 2,196,353 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blankinship & Foster LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 216.4% during the 3rd quarter. Blankinship & Foster LLC now owns 6,930 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $1,291,000 after purchasing an additional 4,740 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts have recently issued reports on AMZN shares. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Amazon.com to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. HSBC upped their target price on Amazon.com from $225.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $280.00 to $245.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $265.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $244.09.
Read Our Latest Research Report on Amazon.com
Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com
In other news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 19,212 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.50, for a total transaction of $4,178,610.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 49,950 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,864,125. This represents a 27.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.67, for a total value of $476,675.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 506,974 shares in the company, valued at approximately $96,664,732.58. The trade was a 0.49 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 107,298 shares of company stock valued at $23,818,478 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.
About Representative Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Georgia's 14th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Greene (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 14th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.
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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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