Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson Buys Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Stock

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):

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

Amazon.com Price Performance

AMZN traded up $4.47 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $211.71. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 36,089,907 shares, compared to its average volume of 50,995,391. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.27 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.40. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $218.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $225.68. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.86 EPS. Amazon.com’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple firms raised price targets and kept bullish ratings on AMZN (boosting buy-side conviction): Tigress Financial lifted its target to $315. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Major banks raised targets on stronger AWS/AI outlooks — Citi to $285 and JPMorgan to $280 — citing accelerating AI-driven cloud demand that supports higher-margin revenue growth. Read More. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts highlight an “OpenAI effect”: JPMorgan notes AWS is converting AI demand into a durable power play — strengthening the cloud growth narrative that investors reward. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Amazon confirmed the acquisition of Fauna Robotics (consumer humanoid robots), signaling another long‑term growth/adoption avenue beyond retail and cloud. This strategic bet is being priced as optionality by the market. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Zoox (Amazon unit) is expanding robotaxi deployments (Austin, Miami, SF, Vegas), extending Amazon’s mobility exposure and future service revenue potential. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon expanded free returns via a FedEx partnership (10,000+ drop‑off points), improving customer convenience and potentially lowering friction/costs — operational impact likely gradual. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Amazon is testing premium “all‑day, 10‑window” delivery to monetize speed—could raise revenue but also incremental logistics costs; outcome uncertain. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: AWS resiliency concerns: Bahrain region disruptions tied to drone activity and Middle East conflict have prompted outages and customer migrations — a tangible operational risk for cloud reliability. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory risk: new antitrust transparency/accountability proposals in Congress could increase scrutiny on large tech deals and consent judgments — a medium‑term policy risk for AMZN. Read More.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AMZN. Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its position 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 buying an additional 41 shares during the period. Financial Connections Group Inc. raised its stake in Amazon.com by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Financial Connections Group Inc. now owns 1,633 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $376,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Amazon.com by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC now owns 886 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $205,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Western Financial Corp CA lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Western Financial Corp CA now owns 3,076 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $710,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period. Finally, Navalign LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Navalign LLC now owns 13,349 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $3,081,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on AMZN shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Oppenheimer set a $260.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Wedbush decreased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $340.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $300.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Arete Research boosted their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $283.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $286.66.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 10,649 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.43, for a total transaction of $2,187,624.07. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 41,190 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,461,661.70. This trade represents a 20.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total transaction of $3,642,860.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,930,094.10. This trade represents a 65.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739 in the last quarter. 10.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.