Amplitude, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMPL) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts give Amplitude an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from 12 covering firms (10 buys, 1 hold, 1 sell) with a mean 12‑month price target of $13, and several brokers recently cut targets to the $10–$14 range.
• Insiders sold 52,843 shares in the last quarter (including CEO Spenser Skates' sale of 42,743 shares), totaling about $623,343, though insiders still own 23.83% of the stock.
• The board authorized a $100 million buyback (up to 11.8% of shares); the company reported Q results with revenue up 17% year‑over‑year, EPS of $0.04 that met estimates, and FY2026 EPS guidance of $0.080–0.130.

Shares of Amplitude, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMPL - Get Free Report) have received an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the twelve analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $13.00.

A number of research analysts recently commented on AMPL shares. UBS Group cut their target price on Amplitude from $13.00 to $10.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Amplitude in a research note on Monday, December 29th. BTIG Research reduced their price objective on shares of Amplitude from $14.00 to $10.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 19th. KeyCorp lowered their target price on shares of Amplitude from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, DA Davidson decreased their price target on Amplitude from $16.00 to $12.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th.

Insider Transactions at Amplitude

In other Amplitude news, CEO Spenser Skates sold 42,743 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.01, for a total value of $513,343.43. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Erica Schultz sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.88, for a total value of $108,800.00. Following the sale, the director owned 114,906 shares in the company, valued at $1,250,177.28. The trade was a 8.01% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 52,843 shares of company stock valued at $623,343 in the last quarter. 23.83% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Amplitude

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its position in shares of Amplitude by 2,126.0% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 4,160,481 shares of the company's stock valued at $51,590,000 after acquiring an additional 3,973,575 shares during the last quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amplitude in the 3rd quarter valued at $21,922,000. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in shares of Amplitude by 783.5% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,026,598 shares of the company's stock valued at $21,725,000 after buying an additional 1,797,228 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Amplitude by 9.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,825,568 shares of the company's stock worth $125,360,000 after purchasing an additional 934,350 shares during the period. Finally, Baillie Gifford & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Amplitude by 35.5% during the 3rd quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 2,681,896 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,750,000 after purchasing an additional 703,328 shares in the last quarter. 73.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Amplitude Stock Performance

Amplitude stock opened at $7.40 on Friday. Amplitude has a 52 week low of $5.99 and a 52 week high of $14.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $770.67 million, a PE ratio of -11.04 and a beta of 1.51. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $8.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.02.

Amplitude (NASDAQ:AMPL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04. Amplitude had a negative return on equity of 32.33% and a negative net margin of 25.80%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 17.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.02 earnings per share. Amplitude has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.080-0.130 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.020--0.010 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Amplitude will post -0.62 earnings per share for the current year.

Amplitude announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to repurchase $100.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 11.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Amplitude Company Profile

Amplitude, Inc is a software company specializing in digital analytics and product intelligence solutions for businesses seeking to optimize user engagement and drive growth. Its core offering, the Amplitude Analytics platform, enables customers to collect and analyze behavioral data from web and mobile applications in real time. The platform provides advanced segmentation, funnel analysis, retention tracking and pathfinding tools that help product, marketing and data teams understand user journeys, identify friction points and measure the impact of new features.

Founded in 2012 by Spenser Skates, Curtis Liu and Jeffrey Wang, Amplitude is headquartered in Redwood City, California, with additional offices spanning North America, Europe and Asia.

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