Ambarella, Inc. $AMBA Shares Bought by S Squared Technology LLC

Key Points

• S Squared Technology LLC increased its holdings in Ambarella, Inc. by 35.8%, bringing its total to 170,551 shares worth approximately $8.58 million.
• Several institutional investors made significant adjustments to their positions in Ambarella in the first quarter, with increases ranging from 44.1% to 611.5% in holdings, indicating strong interest in the stock.
• Ambarella's latest earnings report showed an EPS of $0.15, exceeding expectations, with a revenue increase of 49.9% compared to the previous year, reflecting positive growth momentum.

S Squared Technology LLC increased its position in shares of Ambarella, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMBA - Free Report) by 35.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 170,551 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 45,000 shares during the quarter. Ambarella accounts for 4.4% of S Squared Technology LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. S Squared Technology LLC owned approximately 0.40% of Ambarella worth $8,584,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ambarella during the 1st quarter worth $32,169,000. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Ambarella by 1,635.4% in the first quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 647,788 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $32,603,000 after purchasing an additional 610,460 shares in the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ambarella in the first quarter valued at approximately $15,578,000. Woodline Partners LP increased its stake in shares of Ambarella by 2,367.1% during the 4th quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 263,333 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $19,155,000 after purchasing an additional 252,659 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Ambarella by 25.6% during the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 910,911 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $45,846,000 after purchasing an additional 185,444 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.09% of the company's stock.

Ambarella Price Performance

NASDAQ:AMBA traded down $2.77 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $80.37. The company's stock had a trading volume of 478,508 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,090,617. The stock has a market cap of $3.43 billion, a P/E ratio of -38.09 and a beta of 2.09. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $70.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $59.58. Ambarella, Inc. has a twelve month low of $38.86 and a twelve month high of $93.44.

Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.10. Ambarella had a negative net margin of 25.46% and a negative return on equity of 14.73%. The company had revenue of $95.51 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $90.01 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.13) EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 49.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Ambarella has set its Q3 2026 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Ambarella, Inc. will post -2.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ambarella

In other Ambarella news, Director Christopher B. Paisley sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.58, for a total transaction of $62,580.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 39,281 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,458,204.98. The trade was a 2.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Yun-Lung Chen sold 8,492 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.42, for a total value of $716,894.64. Following the sale, the vice president owned 61,651 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,204,577.42. This represents a 12.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 5.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Ambarella from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Ambarella from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Northland Securities upped their target price on shares of Ambarella from $75.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Ambarella from $80.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Ambarella from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $93.88.

Ambarella Profile

Ambarella, Inc develops semiconductor solutions that enable high-definition (HD) and ultra HD compression, image signal processing, and artificial intelligence processing worldwide. The company's system-on-a-chip designs integrated HD video processing, image processing, artificial intelligence computer vision algorithms, audio processing, and system functions onto a single chip for delivering video and image quality, differentiated functionality, and low power consumption.