Insider Selling: Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) CEO Sells 1,000 Shares of Stock

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) CEO Douglas Herrington sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $265.65, for a total transaction of $265,650.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 498,861 shares in the company, valued at $132,522,424.65. The trade was a 0.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Amazon.com Stock Up 0.5%

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Shares of AMZN stock opened at $273.54 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.94 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.72, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.46. Amazon.com, Inc. has a one year low of $183.85 and a one year high of $278.56. The company's fifty day moving average price is $224.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $227.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.01.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce giant reported $2.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $1.15. The firm had revenue of $181.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.28 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 12.22% and a return on equity of 19.92%. The company's revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.59 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 7.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com

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A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Red Crane Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Red Crane Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,663 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $346,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,509 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $1,147,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Sfam LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. Sfam LLC now owns 1,224 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,740 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $402,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Connections Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. now owns 1,633 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $376,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Amazon.com

Here are the key news stories impacting Amazon.com this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon launched Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS), opening its freight/fulfillment/parcel network to outside businesses — a potential high-margin new revenue stream that markets liken to the AWS playbook. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results and management messaging reinforced the growth narrative: AWS growth reaccelerated, revenue and EPS beat consensus, and CEO Andy Jassy framed the AI capex as a longer‑term ROI bet — supporting the bull case. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street moved more bullish: several firms raised price targets (examples include BNP Paribas raising its target), which amplifies upside expectations and buyer appetite. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon expanded same‑day fresh grocery deliveries to business customers (Amazon Business), extending addressable market and recurring order flows for grocery/fulfillment. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider selling by executives/directors has been disclosed (Rule 10b5‑1 plan filings); these appear to be planned dispositions rather than signals of change in strategy. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is rolling internal AI tooling (Claude Code, Codex) and experimenting with merging AI chat into core search — operational moves that can lift productivity and product UX but whose revenue timing is unclear. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: CapEx and free‑cash‑flow pressure remain a risk: analysts highlight that heavy AI infrastructure spending has pushed FCF sharply lower in the near term, raising execution/timing risk if AWS/AI revenue doesn’t scale as expected. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Macro and inflationary commentary warns large hyperscaler AI spending could add cost pressure (energy, wages, tariffs), which would be a multiplier on margin/valuation risk across the sector. Read More.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $313.00 price target (up from $307.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $230.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Maxim Group lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $290.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Susquehanna reiterated a "positive" rating and issued a $325.00 price target (up from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Guggenheim reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $320.00 price objective (up from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Fifty-six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $313.09.

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About Amazon.com

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Amazon.com, Inc is a diversified technology and retail company best known for its e-commerce marketplace and broad portfolio of consumer and enterprise services. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company launched as an online bookseller and expanded into a global retail platform that sells products directly to consumers and provides a marketplace for third-party sellers. Over time Amazon has grown beyond retail into areas including cloud computing, digital media, devices and logistics.

Key businesses and offerings include Amazon's online marketplace and fulfillment services, the Amazon Prime membership program (which bundles expedited shipping with streaming and other benefits), Amazon Web Services (AWS) which supplies on-demand cloud computing and storage to businesses and public-sector customers, and a range of content and advertising services such as Prime Video and Amazon Advertising.

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