Insider trade

Amazon's CEO Douglas Herrington sold about $543K of company shares

Traded Oct 1, 2025 · Filed Oct 3, 2025

AmazonAMZN

~$543K
Reported value · 2,500 sh @ $217.10: 516K
Holds after · shares reported: +12.5%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +14.3%, $220.63 → $248.23 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Amazon sold $543K of Amazon shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Sold under a plan set up in advance, so the timing wasn't a fresh decision
Their first sale in the data covering the past year
3 insiders at Amazon sold within a month

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Oct 1, 2025
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Oct 3, 2025

CEO$500K–$1MPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$542,750

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

62 days after results of Jul 31, 2025, 29 days before results of Oct 30, 2025

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $220.63 on Oct 1, 2025, 32% above its 52-week low and 9% below its high, after a 3% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $167.32 (Apr 21, 2025) to $242.06 (Feb 4, 2025), 71% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $228.01 on Aug 19, 2025. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 173 workers was filed in California on October 2, 2025.

From the official state WARN list, 1 day after the trade; 4 more notices by the company within 60 days. Shown for timing only; the two filings are separate

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred