Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Amazon.com Inc shares valued at $542,750 were sold by Herrington Douglas J on Oct 01 ’25. At $217.10 per share, Herrington Douglas J sold 2,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 515,507 shares worth approximately $111.13 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, DOUGLAS HERRINGTON purchased 19,119 shares, netting a total of over 4,197,959 in proceeds.
Before that, Herrington Douglas J had sold 2,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $558,725, the CEO Worldwide Amazon Stores traded Amazon.com Inc shares for $223.49 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,500 shares, worth approximately $111.67 million.
As published in a research note from Goldman on October 03, 2025, Amazon.com Inc [AMZN] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $275. Analysts at Mizuho started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of September 24, 2025, Wells Fargo has increased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for AMZN. Earlier on September 16, 2025, Truist resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for AMZN stock.
Analyzing AMZN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Amazon.com Inc [NASDAQ: AMZN] plunged -0.38% to $215.57. The stock’s lowest price that day was $212.66, but it reached a high of $217.71 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.28%. Over the course of the year, Amazon.com Inc shares have jumped approximately 14.17%.
Is Amazon.com Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Amazon.com Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-30 jumping by 8.34 million shares to 76.98 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 68.65 million shares. A jump of 10.83% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.68 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.68.
Which companies own the most shares of Amazon.com Inc (AMZN)?
In terms of Amazon.com Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 250 in the next 12 months, up nearly 15.53% from the previous closing price of $216.39. Analysts anticipate Amazon.com Inc stock to reach 300 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 235. In spite of this, 44 analysts ranked Amazon.com Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 01, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $265.
