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Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$23.78 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 10:02 AM Eastern
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About Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Stock (NASDAQ:AMPH)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$23.68
$24.00
50-Day Range
$18.72
$23.84
52-Week Range
$16.65
$29.52
Volume
16,476 shs
Average Volume
513,472 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.01 billion
P/E Ratio
14.03
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$22.50
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets injectable, inhaled and intranasal products. The company focuses on complex and technically challenging medicines, including products for diabetes, emergency medicine, respiratory conditions and other specialty-care applications.

Its marketed products include glucagon for treating severe hypoglycemia, BAQSIMI nasal glucagon, Primatene MIST for temporary relief of mild intermittent asthma symptoms, naloxone products for opioid overdose emergencies, and enoxaparin sodium injection, an anticoagulant. Amphastar also develops additional products through internal research and development programs and strategic acquisitions.

Founded in 1996, Amphastar is headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The company serves the U.S. pharmaceutical market and sells certain products internationally. Amphastar is led by Jack Zhang, Ph.D., who serves as president and chief executive officer and has been associated with the company since its founding.

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Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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34th Percentile Overall Score

AMPH MarketRank™: 

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals scored higher than 34% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 748th out of 904 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Amphastar Pharmaceuticals has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Downside Risk

    Amphastar Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of $22.50, representing about 5.4% downside from its current price of $23.78.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Amphastar Pharmaceuticals has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Amphastar Pharmaceuticals' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Amphastar Pharmaceuticals are expected to grow by 5.28% in the coming year, from $2.46 to $2.59 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Amphastar Pharmaceuticals is 14.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.19.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Amphastar Pharmaceuticals is 14.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 275.25.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Amphastar Pharmaceuticals has a PEG Ratio of 4.58. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Amphastar Pharmaceuticals has a P/B Ratio of 1.38. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Amphastar Pharmaceuticals' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    17.15% of the float of Amphastar Pharmaceuticals has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Amphastar Pharmaceuticals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 15.36, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Amphastar Pharmaceuticals has recently decreased by 4.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Amphastar Pharmaceuticals does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Amphastar Pharmaceuticals does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Amphastar Pharmaceuticals has a news sentiment score of 0.64. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Amphastar Pharmaceuticals this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    7 people have searched for AMPH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $421,047.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    29.60% of the stock of Amphastar Pharmaceuticals is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    65.09% of the stock of Amphastar Pharmaceuticals is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Amphastar Pharmaceuticals' insider trading history.
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AMPH Stock News Headlines

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Amphastar (AMPH) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
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AMPH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals' stock was trading at $26.78 at the start of the year. Since then, AMPH stock has decreased by 11.2% and is now trading at $23.78.

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMPH) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 6th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $183.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $179.92 million. Amphastar Pharmaceuticals had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.98% and a net margin of 10.76%.
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Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) raised $88 million in an IPO on Wednesday, June 25th 2014. The company issued 8,000,000 shares at $10.00-$12.00 per share.

Top institutional shareholders of Amphastar Pharmaceuticals include California State Teachers Retirement System (1.71%), Denali Advisors LLC (0.88%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.53%) and Empowered Funds LLC (0.38%). Insiders that own company stock include Mary Z Luo, William J Peters, Rong Zhou, Yakob Liawatidewi, Floyd F Petersen, Richard K Prins and Michael A Zasloff.
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Shares of AMPH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Amphastar Pharmaceuticals investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Meta Platforms (META), ServiceNow (NOW), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/06/2026
Today
9/14/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/05/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Sub-Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:AMPH
CIK
1297184
Employees
1,976
Year Founded
1996

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$30.00
Low Price Target
$20.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-5.6%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.75
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.69
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.11
Forward P/E Ratio
9.69
P/E Growth
4.58
Net Income
$98.09 million
Net Margins
10.76%
Pretax Margin
13.98%
Return on Equity
14.98%
Return on Assets
6.96%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.79
Current Ratio
2.40
Quick Ratio
1.71

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$719.89 million
Price / Sales
1.41
Cash Flow
$4.26 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.59
Book Value
$17.17 per share
Price / Book
1.39

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
42,540,000
Free Float
29,947,000
Market Cap
$1.01 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.92

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This page (NASDAQ:AMPH) was last updated on 9/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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