Insider trade

CEO sold ~$840K of AMZN shares in the open market

Traded Nov 21, 2025 · Filed Nov 25, 2025

AmazonAMZN

~$840K
Reported value · 3,892 sh @ $215.8299: 20K
Holds after · shares reported: +12.5%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +15.9%, $220.69 → $248.23 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Sold under a plan set up in advance, so the timing wasn't a fresh decision

Sold under a plan set up in advance, so the timing wasn't a fresh decision
Sold 16% of their holdings
Routine for them: 5 sales in the past year
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 21, 2025
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Nov 25, 2025

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

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$840,010

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

22 days after results of Oct 30, 2025, 76 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 $220.69 on Nov 21, 2025, 32% above its 52-week low and 13% below its high, after a 2% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $167.32 (Apr 21, 2025) to $254.00 (Nov 3, 2025), 62% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $216.37 on Oct 10, 2025. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 84 workers was filed in Washington on December 13, 2025.

From the official state WARN list, 22 days after 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

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+1.4%	+0.6%	+0.8%
30 days	+1.5%	+1.6%	-0.1%
90 days	-9.0%	+1.1%	-10.1%
180 days	+15.8%	+10.4%	+5.3%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0002024813-25-000003
Filed / recorded: Nov 25, 2025, 9:29 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 1, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: AMAZON COM INC
Issuer CIK: 1018724
Ticker: AMZN
Reporting person: Matthew S Garman
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: CEO Amazon Web Services
Security: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Nov 21, 2025
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 3,892
Price per share: $215.8299
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 20,149
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on 05/06/2025.
Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $216.21 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $215.22.