Rep. Nancy Pelosi Buys Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Shares

Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-California) recently bought shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). In a filing disclosed on January 23rd, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $500,001 and $1,000,000 in Amazon.com stock on January 16th.

Representative Nancy Pelosi also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $250,001 – $500,000 in shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) on 1/16/2026.
• Purchased $500,001 – $1,000,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 1/16/2026.
• Purchased $100,001 – $250,000 in shares of Vistra (NYSE:VST) on 1/16/2026.
• Sold $5,000,001 – $25,000,000 in shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 12/30/2025.
• Sold $1,000,001 – $5,000,000 in shares of Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) on 12/30/2025.
• Sold $250,001 – $500,000 in shares of PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) on 12/30/2025.
• Sold $1,000,001 – $5,000,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 12/30/2025.
• Sold $5,000,001 – $25,000,000 in shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,000,001 – $5,000,000 in shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,000,001 – $5,000,000 in shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) on 12/24/2025.

Amazon.com Trading Down 0.3%

Amazon.com stock opened at $238.42 on Tuesday. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.38 and a 52 week high of $258.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.55 trillion, a PE ratio of 33.68, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.37. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $231.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $229.23.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.38. The firm had revenue of $180.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.53 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 23.62% and a net margin of 11.06%.The company’s revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.43 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

More Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a Buy on AMZN, providing analyst support that can limit downside and attract buyers. RBC reiterates Buy on Amazon
• Positive Sentiment: Nancy Pelosi’s disclosed trades show selling shares then buying long‑dated call LEAPS on big tech (including AMZN), a leveraged bullish stance that signals institutional confidence in the company’s multi‑quarter upside. Pelosi’s Bullish 2026 Buy List
• Positive Sentiment: Jim Cramer publicly urged buying Amazon despite planned layoffs, which can buoy retail interest and steady the share price amid headline risk. Jim Cramer Says ‘Buy’ Amazon
• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft unveiled the Maia 200 inference chip, sharpening competition among hyperscalers on AI cost efficiency — a development investors should watch because it affects AWS pricing and margin dynamics but does not immediately change AMZN fundamentals. Microsoft’s Maia 200: The Profit Engine AI Needs
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple outlets report Amazon is preparing another round of layoffs; those reports are pressuring the stock by raising near‑term execution and cost‑cutting uncertainty. Amazon Stock Slips on Reports of Massive Incoming Layoffs
• Negative Sentiment: Amazon’s wide theatrical release of the Melania documentary is drawing low ticket sales and polarizing attention (including political promotion), creating reputational noise and potential short‑term distraction for the brand. Trump Makes Rare Post On X To Promote Wife’s Amazon Documentary
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage notes tariff‑related price spikes and a recent downgrade in a blue‑chip roundup; those macro and analyst‑rating headwinds add pressure to e‑commerce margins and investor sentiment. Amazon Faces Tariff‑Related Price Spikes Allstate Upgraded, Amazon Downgraded

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AMZN. Fairway Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 113.2% during the third quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Carderock Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Amazon.com in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in Amazon.com in the third quarter worth $27,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 81.9% during the second quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 211 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ryan Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at $48,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMZN has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn lowered their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Mizuho lowered shares of Amazon.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. CIBC upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com to $315.00 in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $305.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Daiwa Capital Markets upped their price target on Amazon.com from $254.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-four have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $295.86.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,768 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.90, for a total transaction of $3,853,879.20. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 6,273 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,360,613.70. This represents a 73.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jonathan Rubinstein sold 8,173 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.03, for a total transaction of $2,043,495.19. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 80,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,009,900.90. This represents a 9.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 79,734 shares of company stock worth $18,534,017 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing California’s 11th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Pelosi (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent California’s 11th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Pelosi is the first and only woman to serve as speaker of the House. Pelosi was first elected to the U.S. House in a special election in 1987 to represent California’s 5th Congressional District, which she represented until her election to California’s 8th Congressional District in 2012. In 2002, she was elected minority leader, becoming the highest-ranking congresswoman of either party in U.S. history. When Democrats took control of the House in 2007, Pelosi made history again with her election as speaker of the House.

Pelosi was re-elected speaker of the House in 2019, following the 2018 midterm elections. She served in that role until January 3, 2023.

Notable legislation passed during her speakership includes the Affordable Care Act, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act.

Pelosi is also a prominent Democratic fundraiser, raising more than $700 million for the Democratic Party since becoming a party leader in 2002.

Nancy Pelosi was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Pelosi graduated from the Institute of Notre Dame in 1958. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College in 1962. Pelosi served as the chair of the California State Democratic Party and the finance chairwoman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

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.