Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Stock Acquired Rep. David Taylor

Posted by ABMN Staff on Feb 24th, 2026

Representative David Taylor (Republican-Ohio) recently bought shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). In a filing disclosed on February 20th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Amazon.com stock on February 9th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “DAVID TAYLOR TRUST > SCHWAB JOINT BROKERAGE #1 (HOME GROWN)” account.

Representative David Taylor also recently made the following trade(s):

Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Progressive (NYSE:PGR) on 2/10/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) on 2/9/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Visa (NYSE:V) on 2/9/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) on 2/9/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) on 2/9/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 2/9/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) on 2/9/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 1/29/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) on 1/29/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) on 1/29/2026.

Amazon.com Price Performance

Shares of AMZN stock opened at $205.27 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The company has a market capitalization of $2.20 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.37. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $227.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $228.15. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $258.60.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.02 billion. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.83% and a return on equity of 21.87%. The company’s revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.86 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Amazon.com News Roundup

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

Positive Sentiment: Amazon confirmed a $12 billion AI data‑center buildout in northwest Louisiana — the project includes Amazon funding energy and infrastructure itself and pledges greater local transparency, which supports long‑term AWS capacity and energy security. Water, power, and transparency: Amazon’s $12B data center deal signals a new era of accountability
Positive Sentiment: Amazon overtook Walmart as the U.S.’s largest retailer by revenue for 2025, driven by AWS and advertising growth — a structural win that supports the company’s multi‑year revenue thesis. Amazon (AMZN) Stock: How the Company Finally Knocked Walmart Off America’s Top Spot After 25 Years
Neutral Sentiment: Moody’s affirmed Amazon’s A1 senior unsecured rating but moved the outlook to “stable” from “positive,” signaling credit strength even as the rating agency acknowledges elevated capex. Amazon (AMZN) Navigates Investment Cycle and Strategic Developments
Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain broadly constructive — some banks list Amazon as a top AI pick and many maintain BUY ratings, providing upside case support if AWS monetization and ad/retail execution continue. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Named Top AI Pick as Morgan Stanley Sees AWS Acceleration and Agentic Upside
Negative Sentiment: Investors are punishing the stock over Amazon’s plan to ramp AI capex to ~$200 billion this year — a scale that pressures free cash flow and was explicitly cited as the catalyst for February losses. Amazon (AMZN) Stock Drops as $200B AI Spending Plan Drives AWS Optimism
Negative Sentiment: Broader hyperscaler capex is surging (industry estimates into the hundreds of billions), raising sector‑level worries that supply will outpace near‑term demand and that building ahead of consumption increases execution and energy costs risk. Big Tech to invest about $650 billion in AI in 2026, Bridgewater says

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 2.1% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 849,721,601 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $186,420,422,000 after purchasing an additional 17,447,045 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in Amazon.com by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 388,653,121 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $89,708,913,000 after buying an additional 6,971,680 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Amazon.com by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 225,120,994 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $51,753,622,000 after buying an additional 2,479,324 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Amazon.com in the 4th quarter worth $32,868,735,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Amazon.com by 0.3% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,379,134 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $18,527,354,000 after acquiring an additional 302,858 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 4,784 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.37, for a total value of $949,002.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 512,109 shares in the company, valued at $101,587,062.33. This trade represents a 0.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders have sold 8,284 shares of company stock worth $1,740,052 in the last quarter. Insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on AMZN. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $295.00 target price (up previously from $270.00) on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Desjardins upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com to $218.00 in a report on Monday, December 8th. President Capital lowered their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $320.00 to $296.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Loop Capital upped their price target on Amazon.com from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $287.29.

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About Representative Taylor

David Taylor (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Taylor (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

David Taylor graduated from Amelia High School. Taylor earned degrees from Miami University (Ohio) and the University of Dayton School of Law. Taylor’s career experience includes working as an attorney and as a businessman at Sardinia Ready Mix, Inc.

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.