Some Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the Founder & Executive Chairman, Jeffrey Bezos, recently sold a substantial US$346m worth of stock at a price of US$286 per share. However, it's crucial to note that they remain very much invested in the stock and that sale only reduced their holding by 0.1%.

The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Amazon.com

Notably, that recent sale by Jeffrey Bezos is the biggest insider sale of Amazon.com shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of US$274. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. In this case, the big sale took place at around the current price, so it's not too bad (but it's still not a positive).

You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Insider Ownership Of Amazon.com

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It's great to see that Amazon.com insiders own 8.9% of the company, worth about US$265b. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

So What Do The Amazon.com Insider Transactions Indicate?

An insider hasn't bought Amazon.com stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. But it is good to see that Amazon.com is growing earnings. While insiders do own a lot of shares in the company (which is good), our analysis of their transactions doesn't make us feel confident about the company. While it's good to be aware of what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision.com (1 is significant!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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