Ambiq Micro, Inc. (NYSE:AMBQ) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $82.20

Shares of Ambiq Micro, Inc. (NYSE:AMBQ) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eight ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $82.20.

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on AMBQ. UBS Group set a $85.00 price objective on shares of Ambiq Micro in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on shares of Ambiq Micro from $70.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Northland Securities set a $81.00 target price on shares of Ambiq Micro in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Ambiq Micro in a report on Friday, September 25th. Finally, Roth Capital initiated coverage on shares of Ambiq Micro in a research report on Monday, July 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $125.00 price target on the stock.

Ambiq Micro Price Performance

AMBQ opened at $68.17 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.16 and a beta of 5.34. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $63.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $60.97. Ambiq Micro has a 1-year low of $22.12 and a 1-year high of $91.61.

Ambiq Micro (NYSE:AMBQ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Ambiq Micro had a negative net margin of 37.77% and a negative return on equity of 11.85%. The company had revenue of $33.90 million during the quarter. Ambiq Micro has set its Q3 2026 guidance at -0.200–0.120 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Ambiq Micro will post -1.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ambiq Micro news, Director Ker Zhang sold 10,000 shares of Ambiq Micro stock in a transaction on Friday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.44, for a total value of $634,400.00. Following the sale, the director owned 20,366 shares in the company, valued at $1,292,019.04. The trade was a 32.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Sean Chen sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.14, for a total value of $902,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 120,275 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,233,338.50. This trade represents a 11.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 260,185 shares of company stock worth $15,523,333 in the last three months. 10.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Ambiq Micro

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in Ambiq Micro by 244.6% during the first quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 989 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 702 shares during the period. Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ambiq Micro in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $234,000. Resolute Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ambiq Micro in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $265,000. Inspire Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ambiq Micro by 28.9% in the 1st quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 20,806 shares of the company’s stock worth $529,000 after acquiring an additional 4,665 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Engineers Gate Manager LP acquired a new position in shares of Ambiq Micro in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $525,000.

About Ambiq Micro

Ambiq Micro is a semiconductor company that develops ultra-low-power system-on-chips (SoCs), microcontrollers and related technologies for connected edge devices. Its products are designed to extend battery life while supporting computing, sensing, wireless connectivity and artificial intelligence workloads.

The company’s portfolio includes the Apollo family of microcontrollers and SoCs, along with development platforms and software tools for applications such as smartwatches, hearables, healthcare devices, smart-home equipment, industrial sensors and other Internet of Things products.