Rep. Val T. Hoyle Buys Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Stock

Key Points

• Representative Val T. Hoyle purchased between $1,001 and $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) on September 10th, a trade disclosed on October 10th.
• Amazon.com reported a quarterly revenue of $167.70 billion, surpassing analyst expectations and showing a 13.3% year-over-year growth.
• Despite recent insider selling, institutional investors have increased their positions in Amazon, with Vanguard Group Inc. growing theirs by 2.1% in the second quarter.

Representative Val T. Hoyle (D-Oregon) recently bought shares of Amazon.com, Inc. NASDAQ: AMZN. In a filing disclosed on October 10th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Amazon.com stock on September 10th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "FIDELITY ROLLOVER IRA" account.

Representative Val T. Hoyle also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Marriott International NASDAQ: MAR on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Transdigm Group NYSE: TDG on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of H&R Block NYSE: HRB on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NIKE NYSE: NKE on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Bank of New York Mellon NYSE: BK on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Cisco Systems NASDAQ: CSCO on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Capital One Financial NYSE: COF on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Pentair NYSE: PNR on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Heico NYSE: HEI.A on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Target NYSE: TGT on 9/23/2025.

Amazon.com Trading Down 5.0%

AMZN traded down $11.37 on Friday, reaching $216.37. 71,754,763 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 46,918,020. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $161.38 and a one year high of $242.52. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $225.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $211.82. The company has a market cap of $2.31 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

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 for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.37. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. The company had revenue of $167.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.80 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.26 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 2,500 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.10, for a total transaction of $542,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 515,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $111,916,569.70. The trade was a 0.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 13,570 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.76, for a total transaction of $3,022,853.20. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 44,110 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,825,943.60. The trade was a 23.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 14,040,098 shares of company stock worth $3,204,129,405. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Amazon.com by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 849,721,601 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $186,420,422,000 after purchasing an additional 17,447,045 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 374,097,285 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $82,073,203,000 after acquiring an additional 5,163,208 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 216,717,657 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $47,332,625,000 after acquiring an additional 3,721,658 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 542,733.6% during the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 132,641,388 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $29,100,194,000 after acquiring an additional 132,616,953 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Amazon.com during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,438,011,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $235.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Moffett Nathanson lifted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $253.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Wedbush reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, September 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $266.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Oppenheimer cut their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $245.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $266.26.

About Representative Hoyle

Val Hoyle (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Oregon's 4th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Hoyle (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 4th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Val Hoyle was born in California and lives in Springfield, Oregon. Hoyle graduated from Merrimack High School. She earned a B.A. in political science from Emmanuel College in 1992. Her career experience includes working as a director at United Way of Lane County, a policy fellow at Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, and a commissioner at the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. Hoyle has also worked in domestic and international sales, as well as manufacturing distribution.

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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