Sen. John Boozman Purchases Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently bought shares of Amazon.com, Inc. NASDAQ: AMZN. In a filing disclosed on June 14th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Amazon.com stock on May 16th.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Micron Technology NASDAQ: MU on 6/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of UnitedHealth Group NYSE: UNH on 6/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 6/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF NYSEARCA: TBLL on 6/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Fortune Brands Innovations NYSE: FBIN on 5/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 5/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of RTX NYSE: RTX on 5/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL on 5/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NRG Energy NYSE: NRG on 5/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of General Dynamics NYSE: GD on 5/20/2025.

Amazon.com Stock Down 0.3%

NASDAQ:AMZN traded down $0.79 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $231.44. The company's stock had a trading volume of 28,649,591 shares, compared to its average volume of 40,402,120. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.46 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.33. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $215.66 and a 200-day moving average of $208.91. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52-week low of $151.61 and a 52-week high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $155.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $154.96 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 24.14% and a net margin of 10.14%. Amazon.com's revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.98 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. JMP Securities increased their target price on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. DA Davidson dropped their target price on Amazon.com from $280.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Mizuho dropped their price objective on Amazon.com from $285.00 to $255.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Wall Street Zen lowered Amazon.com from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Amazon.com from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-five have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $254.33.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In related news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 2,643,142 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.43, for a total value of $609,059,211.06. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 883,779,901 shares in the company, valued at approximately $203,649,402,587.43. This represents a 0.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In the last three months, insiders have sold 25,102,037 shares of company stock valued at $5,674,871,223. 9.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 1.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 832,274,556 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $158,348,557,000 after purchasing an additional 8,913,959 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 328,464,225 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $72,061,766,000 after purchasing an additional 1,725,664 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 204,930,426 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $44,837,256,000 after purchasing an additional 5,015,380 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 182,813,905 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $40,107,544,000 after acquiring an additional 4,087,933 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 542,733.6% in 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 in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas' U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman's academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

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.