Recent discussions on X about Amazon (AMZN) have been lively, driven by the company's latest moves in AI investments and streaming partnerships. Many users are intrigued by the potential for these initiatives to fuel growth, particularly through Amazon Web Services (AWS), though there are concerns about the significant capital expenditures involved. The debate often centers on whether upcoming earnings will justify these ambitious strategies.
Additionally, posts on X reflect a keen interest in Amazon's retail dominance and same-day grocery delivery expansion, with some pointing to these as signs of continued market strength. However, there’s a split in opinions, as others caution about short-term pressures from high spending and competitive challenges in the AI space. The dynamic tone of the conversation keeps the platform abuzz with speculation on Amazon’s next moves.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Amazon Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $AMZN stock 41 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 29 have been purchases and 12 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AMZN stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE CLEO FIELDS has traded it 13 times. They made 13 purchases worth up to $2,515,000 on 08/15, 08/01, 07/29, 07/16, 07/14, 06/30, 06/25, 06/09, 06/05 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 4 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 06/17, 06/09 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 08/04, 07/22.
- REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 04/08 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 06/23, 04/03.
- SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN purchased up to $15,000 on 05/16.
- REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE sold up to $500,000 on 05/12.
- REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS H. KEAN, JR. has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 05/08, 04/24 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 05/05, 04/08, 04/04 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. sold up to $15,000 on 04/29.
- REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN L. JACKSON has traded it 3 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 04/23, 03/24 and 1 sale worth up to $50,000 on 04/16.
- REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE WESTERMAN has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 04/21, 03/20.
- REPRESENTATIVE DAN NEWHOUSE sold up to $15,000 on 04/11.
- REPRESENTATIVE JARED MOSKOWITZ purchased up to $15,000 on 04/07.
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON sold up to $50,000 on 04/07.
- REPRESENTATIVE DWIGHT EVANS purchased up to $15,000 on 04/03.
- REPRESENTATIVE DAVID TAYLOR purchased up to $15,000 on 03/27.
- REPRESENTATIVE GREG LANDSMAN sold up to $15,000 on 03/27.
- REPRESENTATIVE BYRON DONALDS has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 03/20 and 0 sales.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
Amazon Insider Trading Activity
Amazon insiders have traded $AMZN stock on the open market 66 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 66 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AMZN stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- JEFFREY P BEZOS (Executive Chair) has made 0 purchases and 22 sales selling 25,000,000 shares for an estimated $5,654,270,933.
- DAVID ZAPOLSKY (Senior Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 8 sales selling 41,340 shares for an estimated $8,771,239.
- ANDREW R JASSY (President and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 39,744 shares for an estimated $8,403,578.
- MATTHEW S GARMAN (CEO Amazon Web Services) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 38,708 shares for an estimated $8,152,467.
- DOUGLAS J HERRINGTON (CEO Worldwide Amazon Stores) has made 0 purchases and 18 sales selling 35,746 shares for an estimated $7,621,508.
- BRIAN T OLSAVSKY (Senior Vice President and CFO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 35,500 shares for an estimated $7,531,502.
- SHELLEY REYNOLDS (Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 5,410 shares for an estimated $1,142,883.
- KEITH BRIAN ALEXANDER sold 1,000 shares for an estimated $210,680
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Amazon Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 3,052 institutional investors add shares of Amazon stock to their portfolio, and 2,201 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- KINGSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS TEXAS, LLC added 132,616,953 shares (+542733.6%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $29,094,833,318
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added 69,080,235 shares (+781.6%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $15,155,512,756
- GAMMA INVESTING LLC removed 30,063,218 shares (-99.4%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $6,595,569,397
- INFINITUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC removed 23,657,500 shares (-99.5%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $5,190,218,925
- VANGUARD GROUP INC added 17,447,045 shares (+2.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $3,827,707,202
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 17,284,407 shares (-9.8%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $3,792,026,051
- CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS removed 16,381,890 shares (-24.7%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $3,594,022,847
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Amazon Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $AMZN in the last several months. We have seen 34 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 08/14/2025
- Telsey Advisory Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 08/13/2025
- Evercore ISI Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 08/13/2025
- B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 08/01/2025
- DA Davidson issued a "Buy" rating on 08/01/2025
- JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 08/01/2025
- Needham issued a "Buy" rating on 08/01/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Amazon, check out Quiver Quantitative's $AMZN forecast page.
Amazon Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $AMZN recently. We have seen 37 analysts offer price targets for $AMZN in the last 6 months, with a median target of $265.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Brian Nowak from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $300.0 on 08/14/2025
- Mark Mahaney from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $280.0 on 08/13/2025
- Joseph Feldman from Telsey Advisory Group set a target price of $265.0 on 08/13/2025
- Gil Luria from DA Davidson set a target price of $265.0 on 08/01/2025
- Jason Helfstein from Oppenheimer set a target price of $245.0 on 08/01/2025
- Maria Ripps from Canaccord Genuity set a target price of $280.0 on 08/01/2025
- Barton Crockett from Rosenblatt set a target price of $297.0 on 08/01/2025
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
