Ambiq Micro (NYSE:AMBQ) Stock Gets Price Target Bump from Stifel Nicolaus

Key Points

• Stifel Nicolaus raised Ambiq Micro’s price target from $75 to $85 and maintained a “buy” rating, implying 24.69% potential upside from the previous close.
• Analyst opinions remain mixed: four rate the stock Buy, four Hold, and one Sell, resulting in a consensus “Hold” rating and an average price target of $82.67.
• Ambiq Micro reported a quarterly loss of $0.07 per share on $33.9 million in revenue, while insiders sold approximately $15.5 million of stock over the past three months.

Ambiq Micro (NYSE:AMBQ - Get Free Report) had its price target lifted by research analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $75.00 to $85.00 in a research note issued on Monday, Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a "buy" rating on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus' price objective suggests a potential upside of 24.69% from the company's previous close.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. UBS Group set a $85.00 price target on Ambiq Micro in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Ambiq Micro in a research report on Friday, September 25th. Roth Capital initiated coverage on shares of Ambiq Micro in a research note on Monday, July 13th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $125.00 price objective on the stock. Northland Securities set a $81.00 price objective on shares of Ambiq Micro in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised 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. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $82.67.

Ambiq Micro Stock Down 0.0%

NYSE AMBQ opened at $68.17 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $1.65 billion, a P/E ratio of -32.16 and a beta of 5.34. Ambiq Micro has a 52-week low of $22.12 and a 52-week high of $91.61. The business's 50-day moving average price is $63.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $60.97.

Ambiq Micro (NYSE:AMBQ - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported ($0.07) 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 for the quarter. Ambiq Micro has set its Q3 2026 guidance at -0.200--0.120 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Ambiq Micro will post -1.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, COO Sean Chen sold 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.14, for a total transaction of $902,100.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 120,275 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,233,338.50. This represents a 11.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CTO Scott Hanson sold 27,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.80, for a total value of $1,644,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 221,226 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $13,229,314.80. This trade represents a 11.06% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 260,185 shares of company stock valued at $15,523,333 in the last three months. 10.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Atreides Management LP lifted its position in shares of Ambiq Micro by 23.8% during the 1st quarter. Atreides Management LP now owns 862,175 shares of the company's stock valued at $21,908,000 after acquiring an additional 165,755 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new position in Ambiq Micro during the second quarter worth $14,847,000. Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its position in Ambiq Micro by 16.9% during the first quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 254,303 shares of the company's stock worth $6,462,000 after purchasing an additional 36,791 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its holdings in Ambiq Micro by 603.5% in the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 63,228 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,583,000 after purchasing an additional 54,240 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. increased its position in shares of Ambiq Micro by 671.8% in the first quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. now owns 201,335 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,116,000 after buying an additional 175,247 shares in the last quarter.

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.

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