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Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$18.16 +0.08 (+0.44%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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Amphastar Pharmaceuticals - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Sell
1
Hold
7
Buy
0

Based on 8 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Amphastar Pharmaceuticals in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce." Out of the 8 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, and 7 have given a hold rating for AMPH.

Consensus Price Target

$24.50
34.91% Upside
According to the 8 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, the average price target is $24.50. The highest price target for AMPH is $32.00, while the lowest price target for AMPH is $19.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 34.91% from the current price of $18.16.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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AMPH Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
5/21/25 to 5/21/26
1 Month Ago
4/21/25 to 4/21/26
3 Months Ago
2/20/25 to 2/20/26
1 Year Ago
5/21/24 to 5/21/25
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
0 Buy rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
Hold
7 Hold rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
Sell
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$24.50$27.43$31.00$32.33
Forecasted Upside34.91% Upside29.32% Upside8.66% Upside33.83% Upside
Consensus RatingReduceHoldHoldHold

AMPH Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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AMPH Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Stock vs. The Competition

TypeAmphastar PharmaceuticalsMedical CompaniesBroader Market
Consensus Rating Score
1.88
2.30
2.52
Consensus RatingReduceHoldModerate Buy
Predicted Upside35.21% Upside1,724.95% Upside16.07% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
Neutral News

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Neutral News
Positive News
DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
5/14/2026Reiterated RatingOverweightEqual Weight$30.00 ➝ $19.00+3.71%
5/11/2026
Piper Sandler logo
Piper Sandler
2 of 5 stars
David Amsellem
David Amsellem
5 of 5 stars
Reiterated RatingNeutral$25.00 ➝ $21.00+11.16%
5/8/2026
Serge Belanger
Serge Belanger
4 of 5 stars
Reiterated RatingBuyHold
4/21/2026Reiterated RatingBuyHold$30.00 ➝ $22.00-4.01%
4/10/2026 DowngradeHold (C-)Sell (D+)
4/8/2026Lower TargetEqual Weight$30.00 ➝ $23.00+12.25%
11/14/2025 DowngradeStrong-BuyHold
8/26/2025Boost TargetNeutral$28.00 ➝ $32.00+4.80%
5/12/2025Reiterated RatingOverweightNeutral$45.00 ➝ $30.00+24.43%

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AMPH Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 8 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Amphastar Pharmaceuticals is $24.50, with a high forecast of $32.00 and a low forecast of $19.00.

8 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Amphastar Pharmaceuticals in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating and 7 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "reduce" AMPH shares.

According to analysts, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals's stock has a predicted upside of 34.91% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals's stock had 1 downgrade by analysts.

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Jefferies Financial Group, Needham & Company LLC, Piper Sandler, Weiss Ratings, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Amphastar Pharmaceuticals less than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating for Amphastar Pharmaceuticals is Reduce while the average consensus rating for "medical" companies is Hold. Learn more on how AMPH compares to other companies.


This page (NASDAQ:AMPH) was last updated on 5/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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