Rep. Mark Alford Sells Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Shares

Posted by Jessica Moore on Apr 3rd, 2026

Representative Mark Alford (Republican-Missouri) recently sold shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). In a filing disclosed on March 31st, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Amazon.com stock on March 16th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “PUTNAM INVESTMENTS” account.

Representative Mark Alford also recently made the following trade(s):

Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 3/16/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) on 3/16/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of AT&T (NYSE:T) on 3/16/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) on 3/16/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of SPDR S&P 500 Buyback ETF (NYSEARCA:SPYB) on 3/16/2026.

Amazon.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AMZN remained flat at $209.77 during mid-day trading on Friday. The company had a trading volume of 31,395,122 shares, compared to its average volume of 45,568,132. The company has a market capitalization of $2.25 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.38. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $214.29 and its 200 day moving average price is $224.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.38 and a 1 year high of $258.60.

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

Institutional Trading of Amazon.com

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,469,000. Purpose Unlimited Inc. acquired a new position in Amazon.com during the 4th quarter worth $103,016,000. Cornerstone Planning LLC bought a new position in Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at $6,871,000. AMG Asset Management Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at $947,000. Finally, Forty three Eighteen Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter valued at $419,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Amazon.com

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

Positive Sentiment: Reports that Amazon is in advanced talks to buy satellite operator Globalstar (≈$9B) boost AMZN’s Project Kuiper strategy and long‑term connectivity/recurring‑revenue optionality — a clear strategic catalyst for growth beyond retail. Read More.
Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target and kept an Overweight call, citing AWS revenue acceleration and improving free cash flow — reinforces bullish analyst momentum that can support upside. Read More.
Positive Sentiment: Multiple pieces highlight AWS as a key AI/enterprise beneficiary (AI workload growth, partnerships like TGS, and involvement in industry standards/protocols), supporting a longer‑term cloud/AI growth thesis for AMZN. Read More. Read More. Read More.
Neutral Sentiment: Prime perk: Amazon is offering Prime members a 20¢/gallon fuel discount as U.S. gas tops $4 — helpful for consumer engagement but a modest, near‑term retail marketing move. Read More.
Neutral Sentiment: Mixed product/ads signals — Amazon is testing chatbot‑based ads but early results are reported weak; could weigh on near‑term ad monetization expectations if it doesn’t scale. Read More.
Negative Sentiment: Amazon will add a temporary 3.5% fuel & logistics surcharge on third‑party sellers in the U.S. and Canada (effective April 17) to offset higher transport costs — could strain seller relations, raise marketplace prices and dent GMV/margins sentiment. Read More.
Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical/operational risk: reports that an Iranian strike damaged an AWS data center in Bahrain highlight infrastructure exposure and potential service/PR risks for AMZN’s cloud business. Read More.
Negative Sentiment: Labor risk: the NLRB ruled Amazon must negotiate with a union representing ~5,000 Staten Island warehouse workers — a reminder of potential wage/cost pressures and disruption risks in fulfillment operations. Read More.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Shelley Reynolds sold 2,695 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.90, for a total transaction of $554,900.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 119,780 shares in the company, valued at $24,662,702. The trade was a 2.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.25, for a total transaction of $204,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 521,361 shares in the company, valued at $106,487,984.25. This represents a 0.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock worth $14,688,739. Corporate insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on AMZN. Wedbush reduced their target price on Amazon.com from $340.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective (down from $315.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 1st. Finally, Citizens Jmp upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $286.59.

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About Representative Alford

Mark Alford (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Missouri’s 4th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Alford (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri’s 4th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Mark Alford graduated from Baytown Sterling High School in 1982. Alford’s career experience includes working as a team lead and realtor with ReeceNichols Real Estate and the team lead manager with VortexKC/Chartwell.

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.