Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson Purchases Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Representative Jonathan L. Jackson (Democratic-Illinois) recently bought shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). In a filing disclosed on March 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Amazon.com stock on February 5th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY IRA” account.

Representative Jonathan L. Jackson also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) on 2/17/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) on 2/17/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) on 2/17/2026.
• Sold $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) on 2/17/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) on 2/11/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Welltower (NYSE:WELL) on 2/11/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) on 2/11/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Citigroup (NYSE:C) on 2/11/2026.
• Sold $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) on 2/5/2026.
• Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Citigroup (NYSE:C) on 2/5/2026.

Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN stock traded up $4.47 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $211.71. 36,202,302 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 45,593,084. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $258.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.27 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.40. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $217.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $225.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.05.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a return on equity of 21.87% and a net margin of 10.83%.The business had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Amazon.com from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Arete Research raised their price target on Amazon.com from $283.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $290.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $286.66.

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Amazon.com by 2.1% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 849,721,601 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $186,420,422,000 after buying an additional 17,447,045 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 388,653,121 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $89,708,913,000 after acquiring an additional 6,971,680 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 225,120,994 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $51,753,622,000 after acquiring an additional 2,479,324 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth $32,868,735,000. Finally, Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its position in Amazon.com by 27,376.7% during the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 98,448,885 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $2,272,397,000 after purchasing an additional 98,090,585 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total value of $554,900.50. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,662,702. This trade represents a 2.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,835 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.82, for a total transaction of $1,406,779.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 522,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $107,512,341.02. The trade was a 1.29% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raise targets and reiterate buys. Citi and JPMorgan raised price targets (Citi to $285, JPMorgan to $280) and other shops (Tigress) boosted targets, signaling renewed confidence in AWS AI tailwinds and margin leverage. Analyst Price Target Raises
• Positive Sentiment: Acquisition of Fauna Robotics — Amazon confirmed it bought Fauna Robotics (kid‑size humanoid robots), expanding its push into consumer robotics and signaling longer‑term product growth beyond logistics and cloud. Fauna Robotics Acquisition
• Positive Sentiment: AWS AI demand is accelerating — Reports and analyst commentary point to stronger AI‑related commitments (large partnerships and GPU deployments), which boost higher‑margin AWS revenue expectations and are a core reason for the recent upgrades. AWS AI Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Logistics/returns partnership expands customer convenience. Amazon’s expanded free returns program with FedEx adds 10,000+ U.S. drop‑off points (improves customer experience and may lower returns friction/costs). FedEx Returns Expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Zoox expands robotaxi footprint. Amazon’s autonomous‑vehicle arm is broadening service areas (Austin, Miami, SF, Las Vegas), reinforcing long‑term mobility upside but with near‑term regulatory/operational work. Zoox Expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor positioning mixed. High‑profile funds moved in opposite directions (Ackman added materially while Buffett trimmed in past filings), which can increase trading volume and headline volatility without changing fundamentals. Buffett vs Ackman
• Negative Sentiment: AWS disruptions in Bahrain raise resiliency questions. Repeated service disruptions tied to regional drone activity have triggered customer migrations and highlight geopolitical operational risk for AWS in certain geographies. AWS Bahrain Outage
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/antitrust scrutiny persists. New U.S. antitrust proposals and EU-level scrutiny of Big Tech could complicate future M&A and lead to longer, more intrusive reviews. Antitrust Bill

About Representative Jackson

Jonathan Jackson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Illinois’ 1st Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Jackson (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois’ 1st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Jonathan Jackson was born in Chicago, Illinois. Jackson graduated from Whitney Young High School. He earned an M.B.A. from Northwestern University. Jackson’s career experience includes working as an investment analyst and an entrepreneur.

Amazon.com Company Profile

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.