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

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 Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AMZN opened at $207.24 on Wednesday. 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, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $161.38 and a fifty-two week high of $258.60. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $218.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $225.68. The company has a market capitalization of $2.22 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.40.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The e-commerce giant reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $213.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.86 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Amazon.com News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Amazon confirmed the acquisition of humanoid-robot maker Fauna Robotics, giving AMZN a foothold in consumer/approachable humanoids and advancing its robotics/automation strategy — a long-term growth play for retail, devices and fulfillment. Amazon acquires Fauna Robotics
• Positive Sentiment: Zoox (an Amazon unit) is expanding robotaxi operations into San Francisco, Las Vegas and preparing launches in Austin and Miami — meaningful optionality for AMZN in autonomous mobility and services revenue over time. Zoox expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to back Amazon’s AI/AWS story: TD Cowen/Barclays/others have reiterated buy stances and $300-ish targets, pointing to AWS reacceleration and AI-led margin upside as a multi-year thesis. Analyst buy ratings
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports note deeper AI integration at AWS and large-scale AI commitments (OpenAI, expanded Nvidia GPU deployments), which support long-term revenue mix improvement but also imply heavy near-term capex. AWS AI demand
• Neutral Sentiment: New leveraged ETFs and retail-media stories (and occasional promotional/marketing items) increase trading interest/volatility but don’t change fundamentals immediately. 2x ETF treatment
• Negative Sentiment: AWS suffered a disruption in its Bahrain region tied to drone activity amid Middle East hostilities; repeated outages raise short-term revenue/SLAs and reputational risk for cloud customers — a key downside catalyst for the stock today. AWS Bahrain disruption
• Negative Sentiment: Logistics pressure: FedEx is expanding same-day delivery and reports suggest Amazon-USPS negotiations are deteriorating — both raise short-term delivery-cost and fulfillment risk for Amazon’s retail business. FedEx same-day delivery Amazon-USPS negotiations
• Negative Sentiment: Investor concern about Amazon’s large AI capex and the pace of near-term margin recovery persists — even as analysts debate whether current weakness is a buying opportunity, capex worries keep shares under pressure. AI capex concerns

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMZN has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Monday. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Evercore lowered their price objective on Amazon.com from $335.00 to $285.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $304.00 price objective on Amazon.com and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $260.00 target price (down from $300.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $286.57.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Fairway Wealth LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 113.2% in the 3rd quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 113 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. MilWealth Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 79.0% in the 4th quarter. MilWealth Group LLC now owns 179 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership raised its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 900.0% in the fourth quarter. Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership now owns 200 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Amazon.com

In other Amazon.com news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 6,835 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.82, for a total transaction of $1,406,779.70. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 522,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $107,512,341.02. This trade represents a 1.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Matthew S. Garman sold 17,751 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.22, for a total value of $3,642,860.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,405 shares in the company, valued at $1,930,094.10. The trade was a 65.37% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 71,686 shares of company stock valued at $14,688,739 over the last three months. Insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

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.