Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Purchases Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) recently bought shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). In a filing disclosed on April 07th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Amazon.com stock on April 4th.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) on 4/4/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL) on 4/4/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) on 4/4/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of FedEx (NYSE:FDX) on 4/4/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) on 4/4/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of NIKE (NYSE:NKE) on 4/4/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) on 4/4/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) on 4/4/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) on 4/4/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) on 4/4/2025.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ AMZN traded down $0.46 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $170.20. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 20,380,253 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,033,357. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The company has a market cap of $1.80 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $208.30 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $208.70. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $151.61 and a 12 month high of $242.52.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.34. Amazon.com had a net margin of 9.29% and a return on equity of 24.25%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMZN has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $230.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Phillip Securities cut Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Bank of America cut their price target on Amazon.com from $257.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $259.04.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 27,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.27, for a total value of $6,332,425.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 497,067 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $114,459,618.09. The trade was a 5.24 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 8,833 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.47, for a total value of $1,965,077.51. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,647,456.60. The trade was a 6.87 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 104,798 shares of company stock worth $23,341,803. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. Iowa State Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Iowa State Bank now owns 48,098 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $9,151,000 after buying an additional 1,044 shares during the period. Advance Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 6.3% in the first quarter. Advance Capital Management Inc. now owns 10,328 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $1,965,000 after acquiring an additional 614 shares in the last quarter. JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd lifted its stake in Amazon.com by 200.6% in the first quarter. JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd now owns 214,867 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $40,885,000 after acquiring an additional 143,390 shares during the period. Czech National Bank grew its holdings in Amazon.com by 6.8% during the 1st quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 2,166,426 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $412,184,000 after acquiring an additional 137,329 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bond & Devick Financial Network Inc. increased its position in Amazon.com by 34.1% during the 1st quarter. Bond & Devick Financial Network Inc. now owns 4,921 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $936,000 after purchasing an additional 1,250 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.

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.