Insider trade

Amazon's CEO Douglas Herrington sold about $639K of company shares

Traded Nov 3, 2025 · Filed Nov 5, 2025

~$639K
Reported value · 2,500 sh @ $255.44: 491K
Holds after · shares reported: -2.3%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +11.8%, $254.00 → $248.23 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Douglas Herrington sold approximately $639K of Amazon shares on Nov 3, 2025. This sale was made under a pre-arranged plan, so the timing was not a new decision, and nine insiders at Amazon sold shares within the past month, making this a routine event.

Sold under a plan set up in advance, so the timing wasn't a fresh decision
9 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: Nov 3, 2025
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Nov 5, 2025

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

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$638,600

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

4 days after results of Oct 30, 2025, 94 days before results of Feb 5, 2026

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 $254.00 on Nov 3, 2025, at its 52-week high, after a 12% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $167.32 (Apr 21, 2025) to $254.00 (Nov 3, 2025), 100% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $227.63 on Sep 22, 2025. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 2,303 workers was filed in Washington on October 28, 2025.

From the official state WARN list, 6 days before the trade; 5 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